The Czar of Black Hollywood

The Czar of Black Hollywood
Directed byBayer Mack
Written byBayer Mack
Produced byBayer Mack
Frances Presley-Rice
Hal Croasmun
StarringOscar Micheaux
Narrated byWilliam Bell
Edited byBayer Mack
Edith Bush
Music byNicholas Jones
Distributed byBlock Starz Music Television
Release dates
  • September 26, 2014 (2014-09-26) (ASALH Film Festival)
  • October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Czar of Black Hollywood is a 2014 documentary film by Bayer Mack that chronicles the early life and career of African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux (1884–1951). Mack conceived of and produced the film about Micheaux using Library of Congress archived footage, photos, illustrations and vintage music. The documentary, which is the first devoted exclusively to Oscar Micheaux's life, is narrated by William Bell, features an original score by Nicholas Jones and art direction by Julie Anderson.

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