Edward Lewis (filmmaker)

Edward Lewis was a photographer and filmmaker who documented prominent African Americans and their activities in his documentary film series.[1] He worked as a photographer for the Daily News before becoming a filmmaker.[2]

He made 12 documentary shorts for Million Dollar Productions in the Life in Harlem series in 1936.[1]

Lewis made the film Colored America on Parade.[3] Lewis also produced The Colored Champions of Sports.[2]

Filmography

Life in Harlem (1938), 12 part documentary series for Million Dollar Productions[1]
Colored Champions of Sports
Colored America on Parade

References

Kahana, Jonathan (May 28, 2016). The Documentary Film Reader: History, Theory, Criticism. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-973965-3 – via Google Books.
Klotman, Phyllis Rauch; Cutler, Janet K.; Press, Indiana University (May 28, 1999). Struggles for Representation: African American Documentary Film and Video. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253213479 – via Google Books.
Richards, Larry (September 17, 2015). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610528 – via Google Books.

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[scho-1] Kahana, Jonathan (May 28, 2016). The Documentary Film Reader: History, Theory, Criticism. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-973965-3 – via Google Books.

[auto-2] Klotman, Phyllis Rauch; Cutler, Janet K.; Press, Indiana University (May 28, 1999). Struggles for Representation: African American Documentary Film and Video. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253213479 – via Google Books.

[3] Richards, Larry (September 17, 2015). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610528 – via Google Books.