Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 18
1926
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Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 17
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4.3/10
Fair
1927
Director
Rev. Solomon Sir Jones
Runtime
17 minutes
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This archival documentary provides a unique, firsthand look at Black communal life in Oklahoma during the late 1920s. By documenting everyday activities like spelling bees and boarding house life, the film highlights the dignity and ability to act of its subjects. The film acts as a counter-narrative to the era's mainstream media, offering a self-documented reality that emphasizes community organization and educational pursuits. While it lacks scripted narrative elements that challenge certain societal norms, it effectively counters historical erasure by centering Black excellence.
Category Breakdown
Does Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 17 have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film focuses on everyday community activities like spelling bees and school life. There are no LGBTQ+ characters or stories mentioned in this historical context.
How does Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 17 portray gender?
Women are shown in educational and community-building roles such as schools and boarding houses. However, the film does not challenge the gender hierarchies of the time.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 17?
The film centers the Black experience through a self-authored lens, highlighting Black excellence in education and community stability. It counters historical trends of exclusion.
How does Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 17 represent religion and culture?
The footage emphasizes a self-contained social ecosystem by focusing on Black communal institutions. It serves as a counter-narrative to the Eurocentric media prevalent during the 1920s.
Does Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 17 include disability representation?
There is no specific information about the depiction of individuals with disabilities in the film.
Present on Screen
- Centers the Black experience through a self-authored lens, providing actively leading representation.
- Serves as a powerful counter-narrative to the Eurocentric and exclusionary media of the 1920s.
- Highlights Black communal institutions and educational excellence with dignity and ability to act.
Limited or Absent
- Does not include LGBTQ+ identities or narratives.
- Does not challenge the era's gender hierarchies or social constraints.
- Does not depict individuals with disabilities.
Official Synopsis
Boarding house, schools, spelling bee and other activities in Langston, OK; Chandler, OK; Muskogee, OK; Oklahoma City, OK; and adventure series.
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