Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

Miniseries

The rise of black actors as they have gone from being the backdrop to calling the shots. This is the inside story of the turning points of black life on both sides of the lens, from Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte, to the present day.

Where to Watch Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' • Miniseries

3 Episodes

Legends and Pioneers
E1
Legends and PioneersHarry Belafonte, Earl Cameron and Diahann Carroll share candid recollections about what it was like to be a pioneer in a white world.
Black Film Is Not a Genre
E2
Black Film Is Not a GenreA look at how black film-makers regained their voice, following an era when only white directors told prominent black stories.
Black is the New Hollywood
E3
Black is the New HollywoodDocumentary looking at how black movies are no longer seen as a genre and black filmmakers are no longer seen as non-bankable.