Rediscovering Black Cinema’s Hidden Gems | San Francisco News

A landmark 1999 film by Zeinabu Irene Davis, Compensation, is getting a special 4K screening after decades of obscurity — now restored and streaming on Criterion Channel, even earning a spot in the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. This resurgence is part of a broader push to spotlight overlooked Black cinema, led by curator Ashley Clark, whose new book The World of Black Film celebrates global Black filmmaking with bold, personal selections — from Sudanese thesis films to Jordan Peele’s Get Out. Young audiences are discovering these gems on platforms like Letterboxd, sparking curiosity and demand. Clark’s upcoming fall series at Yerba Buena will dive into the revolutionary Black cinema of the 1960s–80s, aiming to bring these vital stories to a wider, more diverse audience. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6cdd3c142a46c62f