Williams Gamaker revisits the life of Merle Oberon to expose the racial politics of early cinema and examines how Oberon’s mixed heritage was erased under the pressures of Hollywood’s racial hierarchies.
Thara Schöön
Merle Oberon
Mark Gillis
The Surgeon
Catherine Lord
The Psychoanalyst
I Am Not Your Negro
RKO 281
All Eyez on Me
Glory Road
Coco Chanel
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Overnight
Disgrace
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound