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Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

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From background actors to centre stage, Gone With the Wind to Black Panther. Stars including Harry Belafonte, Whoopi Goldberg and John Boyega share stories of prejudice and success.

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Black Hollywood: “They’ve Gotta Have Us”

Femi Oguns

John Boyega

David Harewood

Destiny Ekaragha

Kasi Lemmons

Brian White

Delroy Lindo

Carmen Ejogo

Shola Lynch

Nelson George

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Reggie Rock Bythewood

Jesse Williams

Nathalie Emmanuel

Boots Riley

Milton 'Lil Rel' Howery

Cuba Gooding Jr

Jill Scott

Barry Jenkins

John Singleton

Harry Belafonte

Diahann Carroll

Ernest Dickerson

Debbie Allen

Simon Frederick

Duncan O'Neill

Yasmine Almosawi

Mike Connolly

Storm Stewart

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Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us': Series 1: Episode 3: Black is the New Hollywood

Black is the New Hollywood

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Episode 3: Black is the New Hollywood

BBC Two - Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us', Series 1, Black is the New Hollywood

Documentary looking at how black movies are no longer seen as a genre.

Documentary looking at how black movies are no longer seen as a genre, and black film-makers are no longer seen as non-bankable.

This episode picks up the story in the post-Black Panther era, where black movies are no longer seen as a genre, and black film-makers are no longer seen as non-bankable. 

In an era where Moonlight won Best Picture and the director of Get Out won Best Original Screenplay, the number of award winners and nominees is steadily growing. Amongst these winners, there are British stars following in the footsteps of Steve McQueen, director of 12 Years a Slave, who have left Britain. Theirs is a generation led by the likes of David Oyelowo and John Boyega, growing in influence and leading the invasion of bankable black British stars to Hollywood.

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