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Focus on Film: Something Good–Negro Kiss

Curators Rhea Combs and Doris Berger, along with Academy Museum President and Director Jacqueline Stewart, discuss SOMETHING GOOD – NEGRO KISS (1898), one of the earliest films featured in the Academy Museum exhibition “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971.” A parody of an even shorter, popular 1896 film called THE KISS, produced for Thomas Edison and featuring a white couple, the film disrupts the minstrel stereotypes commonly associated with African American performances in the late 19th century by showcasing accomplished actors in smart attire engaging in mainstream pop culture satire. This previously unknown material was uncovered in 2017 at the University of Southern California and added to the National Film Registry in 2018. In the very few years since its rediscovery, SOMETHING GOOD – NEGRO KISS has expanded the historical record and enhanced our understanding of Black performance in film, theater, and popular culture in the late 19th century. This video was produced in conjunction with the exhibition “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971.” "Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971" explores the achievements and challenges of Black filmmakers in the US in independent production and within the studio system, both in front of the camera and behind it, from cinema’s infancy in the 1890s to the early 1970s. http://www.academymuseum.org/regenera... About the Academy Museum The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is the largest museum in the United States devoted to the arts, sciences, and artists of moviemaking. Global in outlook and grounded in the unparalleled collections and expertise of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy Museum offers exceptional exhibitions, screenings, and programs that illuminate the world of cinema for film lovers of all ages. In addition to ongoing film series such as Family Matinees, Oscar® Sundays, Available Space, and Branch Selects, the museum also features limited series and spotlight screenings that explore specific exhibitions, film artists, genres, and more. Ongoing education and family programs include youth programs, family drop-in tours and workshops, and school tours. Monthly accommodative programs include ASL Interpreted Tours for our Deaf and hard of hearing communities, Visual Description Tours for our blind and partially sighted communities, and Calm Mornings with accommodative family film screenings for neurodivergent visitors. Connect with the Academy Museum Subscribe for our latest videos: http://www.academymuseum.org/videos Plan your visit to the Academy Museum: http://www.academymuseum.org/visit Support the museum and become a member: https://www.academymuseum.org/en/memb... Follow Us on Social Facebook:   / theacademymuseum   Twitter:   / academymuseum   Instagram:   / academymuseum