Creator: | Smith, Mary Perry, 1926-2015 |
Creator: | Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, Inc. |
Title: | Mary Perry Smith Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Archives Collection, Series 7. BFHFI Event Recordings |
Collection No.: | COL 5 (VAD5304) |
Dates: | approximately 1982-2001, bulk 1989-1993 |
Quantity: |
Quantity: 113 Videocassettes (VHS, 8mm, U-matic, Betacam ) |
Quantity: | Quantity: 11 Audiocassettes |
Quantity: | Quantity: 2 video reels |
Quantity: |
Quantity: 1 film (16 mm ) |
Quantity: |
Quantity: 1 video disc (DVD-R ) |
Abstract: | This series contains audiovisual recordings of events hosted by the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame including the annual Oscar Micheaux Awards Ceremony, Independent Film, Video & Screenplay Competition awards ceremony, Film and Lecture Series, annual symposium, and Black Filmworks film festival, as well as various workshops, lectures, interviews, and miscellaneous smaller events. |
Language: | Materials are in English |
Repository: | Black Film Center & Archive 1320 East Tenth Street Herman B Wells Library, Room 044 Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7000 Business Number: 812-855-6041 bfca@indiana.edu URL: https://bfca.sitehost.iu.edu |
The Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, Inc. (BFHFI) was founded in Oakland, California in 1974. The BFHFI began as a collaboration among Roy Thomas from the Afro-American Studies Department at UC-Berkley, Mary Perry Smith, who was the co-chairperson of the Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Guild and at the Oakland Museum, and Sonny Buxton of the San Francisco Bay Area station KGO-TV.
The BFHFI identified itself as an organization "dedicated to influencing Black images portrayed in film and television through education, the nurturing of current independent filmmakers and the preservation of contributions by Black artists" (BFHFI 20th Anniversary Celebration Program). Throughout its existence the BFHFI presented award ceremonies honoring contemporary and historic figures in black filmmaking. Notable programs established by the BFHFI include the Oscar Micheaux Awards Ceremony, the International Black Film, Video & Screenplay Competition, the Black Filmworks International Film Festival, and the Sidney Poitier Fellowship. Additionally, educational programs, various symposia, and lecture series on black film were conducted throughout the life of the organization.
The BFHFI initially operated in partnership with the Oakland Museum, later incorporating itself as an independent, non-profit organization in 1978. Attempts to establish a dedicated museum and permanent home for the BFHFI were ultimately unsuccessful, although the BFHFI did begin acquisition of collections for this proposed museum.
The final Oscar Micheaux Awards ceremony was held in 1993, the 20th anniversary of the founding of the event. The BFHFI continued to present the Black Filmworks International Film Festival and Black Independent Film, Video & Screenplay Competition through 2003.
For a more detailed administrative history, a biography for Mary Perry Smith, and a listing of other series, please see collection overview ( http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/findingaids/bfca/VAD4347 ).
This series contains audiovisual recordings of events hosted by the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame including the annual Oscar Micheaux Awards Ceremony from 1988-1993, the 1995 Independent Film, Video & Screenplay Competition awards ceremony, the Film and Lecture Series and Film Symposium held in 1990 and 1991, and several years of the Black Filmworks film festival. Also included are various workshops, lectures, interviews, and miscellaneous smaller events.
This collection is arranged into the following series with this series containing eight subseries:
The bulk of the videorecordings in this series will be digitized as part of Indiana University's Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative (MDPI) between summer 2015 and winter 2018. Access to materials will be extremely limited until the time items are digitized. If you are interested in previewing items in this series, please contact the BFCA staff for the latest details.
Materials may be used in-house at the BFCA; duplication permitted only with permission of the Archivist.
In 2022, the Black Film Center/Archive (BFC/A) transitioned to its current name, the Black Film Center & Archive (BFCA). This finding aid was created under the organizational name Black Film Center/Archive. Upon this organizational name change, all previous references to the BFC/A were updated in this finding aid to match the current name, Black Film Center & Archive.
[item], Mary Perry Smith Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Archives Collection, Special Collection COL 5, Black Film Center & Archive, Indiana University, Bloomington.
The material in this series is part of a collection donated by Mary Perry Smith to the Indiana University Black Film Center & Archive in January 2014.
Processed by Ronda L. Sewald.
Completed in 2016 .
Physical Description: 29 videocassettes (VHS, 8 mm, U-matic) + 2 video reels + 1 film (16 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 947
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 56, c. 1-4
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
General: 5 copies.
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 851
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 947
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 TQS 61
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-Matic)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 4--12
Physical Description: 9 videocassettes (8 mm)
General: Has matching audio cassettes?
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 935
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
Content: Jackie Mason ; BFHF 1989 ; Afro Amer (PBS) ; Rushdie (PBS) ; Black Athlete ; Malcolm/Martin
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 57, c. 1-7
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
General: 7 copies.
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 58
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 75--76
Physical Description: 2 videocassettes (VHS) (120 minutes)
General: BLF-RL1-ACTX ; BLF-RL2-ACTX.
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 852
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 853, COL 5 VH 853, c.2
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 854
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 68
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VR 1--VR 2
Physical Description: 2 video reels
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 35
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 SM 1
Physical Description: 1 film reel ; 16 mm
Content: Film clips used during awards ceremony?
General: Slight vinegar smell. Editing notes and film reel rundown inserted in can.
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 855
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 956
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (1:58:02)
shelf No(s): COL 5 TQL 77
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 954
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (3:49)
Physical Description: 3 videocassettes (Betacam)
shelf No(s): COL 5 BTS 10-12
Physical Description: 3 videocassettes (Betacam)
Physical Description: 16 videocassettes (VHS and Betacam) + 1 audiocassette
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 82
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 78
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (118:20)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 36
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 BTS 13
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (Betacam)
shelf No(s): COL 5 BTS 14
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (Betacam)
shelf No(s): COL 5 BTS 15
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (Betacam)
shelf No(s): COL 5 BTS 16
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (Betacam)
shelf No(s): COL 5 BTS 17
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (Betacam)
shelf No(s): COL 5 BTS 18
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (Betacam)
shelf No(s): COL 5 BTS 19
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (Betacam)
shelf No(s): COL 5 BTS 20
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (Betacam)
shelf No(s): COL 5 BTS 21
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (Betacam)
shelf No(s): COL 5 BTS 22
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (Betacam)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 70
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 71
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
General: Aired on KQED, channel 9.
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 187
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
General: Film was entered in 1995 competition as entry 39.
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 849
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
Content: Includes acceptance of award by Stanley Nelson, panel discussion for the screening of Asunder by Tim and Daphne Reid, and several minutes following the screening.
shelf No(s): COL 5 AC 8
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette
Physical Description: 18 videocassettes (VHS, 8 mm, U-matic) + 3 audiocassettes
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 53
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
General: Labelled as "Damaged Tape."
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 845
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 59
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 60
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 AC 3--5
Physical Description: 3 audiocassettes
General: Note that side one is partially taped over.
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 61--VH 62
Physical Description: 2 videocassettes (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 TQL 78
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (3:32)
General: Note on front from Janet of Buena Vista Pictures Marketing to Beverly explaining that this tape and one brought by Ron Husband called "Animation Presentation" were for use during an Animation Workshop.
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 21
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 22
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 23
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 24
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 25
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 26
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 27
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 28
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 29
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 847
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 66
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
Physical Description: 21 videocassettes (VHS and 8 mm) + 1 audiocassette
shelf No(s): COL 5 AC 29
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 13
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 14
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 15
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 16
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 63
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 17
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
General: Has VHS copy.
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 18
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
General: Has VHS copy.
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 19
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
General: Has VHS copy.
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 20
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
General: Has VHS copy.
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 64
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 30
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 850
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 31
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 846
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 32
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 55
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 664
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 33
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 67
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 848
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 34
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
Physical Description: 4 videocassettes (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 83
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 69
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (90 minutes)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 72
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
General: Post-It note on front: "Not BFHF; Panel discussion on equality?"
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 73
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
Content: The Second Time Around ; Manifested Intent.
Physical Description: 6 videocassettes (VHS, 8 mm, and U-matic)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 65
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 1
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 2
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 TQS 35
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic)
General: Labelled Several times: "Interview with Vera #5" ; "Pacific Telephone T.
shelf No(s): COL 5 8VC 3
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (8 mm)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 48
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
Content: Pam Jackson interviewing Shirly Smith ; Beverly Robertson introduces program "Marlon Riggs: Black Is, Black Ain't."
Physical Description: 16 videocassettes (VHS, U-matic) + 1 video disc (DVD-R) + 6 audiocassette
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 52
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (17:23)
General: Spine label reads: Possibly trailer "Colour Adjust[?]."
shelf No(s): COL 5 TQL 73
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic)
shelf No(s): COL 5 TQS 26
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 50
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 49
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 AC 25
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette
General: Unclear from label if this is PSA #1 of two or one of two copies.
shelf No(s): COL 5 AC 26
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette
General: Unclear from label if this is PSA #2 of two or one of two copies.
shelf No(s): COL 5 AC 22
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette
General: Came with accompanying letter from Cheatham to Mary Perry Smith. COL 5 AC 23 may be a copy.
shelf No(s): COL 5 AC 23
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette
General: COL 5 AC 22 may be a copy.
shelf No(s): COL 5 AC 24
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 77
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (120 minutes)
General: BLF-17-RL1&2
shelf No(s): COL 5 AC 10
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 80
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 79
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 81, c. 1-3
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
General: 3 copies.
shelf No(s): COL 5 TQL 58
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic)
shelf No(s): COL 5 TQL 57
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic)
shelf No(s): COL 5 DVR 6
Physical Description: 1 video disc (DVD-R)
General: Apple branded DVD. Won't play on PC.
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 882
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
General: Aired on KTOP 10, Oakland Government Access.
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 173, c.1-2
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
General: 2 copies.
shelf No(s): COL 5 VH 883
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS)
General: Screened at Paramount as BFHFI event and reception with Dandridge.