Racquel Gates and Rebecca Prime have been named 2020 Academy Film Scholars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Uptight!: Race, Revolution, and the Struggle to Make the Most Dangerous Film of 1968Jules Dassin
which was the first feature film to address the Black Power movement. By taking the film's dramatic and difficult production as its narrative focal point, the book will discuss the dynamics of race and politics during a pivotal era in the history of America and Hollywood. The project also serves as an extension of Prime's previous work on both Dassin and Black cinema.
Prime holds a Ph.D. in Cinema and Media Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M.A. from NYU's Program in Culture and Media, and a B.A. in English and French from Columbia University.resulted in a movie that still has much to tell us about race and representation in Hollywood," Prime said.
Gates and Prime join 16 Academy Film Scholars who are currently working on projects and 20 other scholars whose works have already been published.
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