{"product_id":"black-and-white-bioscope-1750176933050","title":"Black and White Bioscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack and White Bioscope recovers a neglected chapter in the histories of world cinema and Africa. It tells the story of movie production in Africa that long predated francophone African films and Nollywood that are the focus of most histories of this industry.   At the same time as Hollywood was starting, a film industry in Southern Africa was surging ahead in integrating production, distribution and exhibition. African Film Productions Limited made silent movies using technical and acting talent from Britain, the United States and Australia, as well as from Africa. These included not only the original 'long trek movie' and the prototype for the movies \u003cem\u003eZulu\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eZulu Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e but also the first \u003cem\u003eKing Solomon's Mines\u003c\/em\u003e and the original \u003cem\u003eBlue Lagoon\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring African actors such as Goba, Tom Zulu and Msoga Mwana, who starred as the black revolutionary in Prester John.   In this lavishly illustrated book, fifty movies are reconstructed with graphic photographs and plot synopses – plus quotations from reviews – so that readers can rediscover this long-lost treasure trove of silent cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neil Parson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50745479627044,"sku":"9781783209439","price":26.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0880\/7635\/3828\/files\/CoreSourceHub_0d89dcfa-3b38-43a5-ac18-b8659245ba7d.jpg?v=1750178576","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.co.uk\/products\/black-and-white-bioscope-1750176933050","provider":"IndiePubs UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}