An informed, entertaining and thought-provoking survey of important and influential Black films from around the world, from to the early days of cinema to now. Fully illustrated, jargon-free, and featuring an exciting mix of classics and hidden gems, this book will appeal to general film fans, enthusiasts of Black cinema, and media/arts educators and students. Films and directors include: Black Orpheus (Marcel Camus, 1959) Black Girl (Ousmane Sembène, 1966) Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1978) Hollywood Shuffle (Robert Townsend, 1987) Do The Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989) Love & Basketball (Gina Prince-Bythewood, 1998) Belle (Amma Asante, 2013) Tikbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2015) Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016) Black Panther (Ryan Coogler, 2018) Atlantics (Mati Diop, 2019) Cette Maison (Miryam Charles, 2022).