Pearl Bowser

Pearl Bowser

Known for

Acting

Born

June 25, 1931

Birthplace

Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Died

September 14, 2023 (aged 92)

Biography

Black American author, collector, television director, film scholar, film director, producer, filmmaker, independent distributor and film archivist.

Best known work

In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
2007
Midnight Ramble
Midnight Ramble
1994
Women of Vision
Women of Vision
1998
Namibia: Independence Now!
Namibia: Independence Now!
1985
Mississippi Triangle
Mississippi Triangle
1984
Pearl Bowser Looks At Early Black Cinema: The Legacy of Oscar Micheaux
Pearl Bowser Looks At Early Black Cinema: The Legacy of Oscar Micheaux
1984
Moses Sisters Interview
Moses Sisters Interview
1978
Secrets of New York
Secrets of New York
2005
The Guest
The Guest
1977
Fei Tien: Goddess in Flight
Fei Tien: Goddess in Flight
1983

Filmography

  1. 2007

    In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

    as Herself

  2. 2005

    Secrets of New YorkTV

    as Self (4 episodes)

  3. 1998

    Women of Vision

    as Self

  4. 1994

    Midnight Ramble

    as Self - Archivist, Director

  5. 1985

    Namibia: Independence Now!

    Producer

  6. 1984

    Pearl Bowser Looks At Early Black Cinema: The Legacy of Oscar Micheaux

    as Herself

  7. 1984

    Mississippi Triangle

    Researcher

  8. 1983

    Fei Tien: Goddess in Flight

    Creative Consultant

  9. 1978

    Moses Sisters Interview

    Director

  10. 1977

    The Guest

    Director

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