An Evening with Madeline Anderson
Tell It Like It Is: Black Independents in New York, 1968 – 1986
February 6 - 21, 2015
Q&A with Madeline Anderson
This program features Madeline Anderson’s classic I Am Somebody, which depicts the strength of a striking group of African-American women in Charleston, South Carolina, as well as her first documentary and work from Black Journal.
I Am Somebody (Madeline Anderson, 1970, 30m)
Integration Report #1 (Madeline Anderson, 1960, 20m)
A Tribute to Malcolm X (Madeline Anderson, 1967, 14m)
Q&A with Madeline Anderson
Madeline Anderson’s classic documentary I Am Somebody depicts the strength of, and the hardships endured by, a striking group of African-American women in Charleston, South Carolina. The program also features Anderson’s first documentary, as well as work from Black Journal. “I was determined to do what I was going to do at any cost. I kept plugging away. Whatever I had to do, I did it,” she said of her career.
I Am Somebody
Madeline Anderson, USA, 1970, 16mm, 30m
Courtesy of the Reserve Film and Video Collection of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Preserved with funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Integration Report #1
Madeline Anderson, USA, 1960, digital projection, 20m
A Tribute to Malcolm X
Madeline Anderson, USA, 1967, 16mm, 14m
Courtesy of the Reserve Film and Video Collection of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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