Black and White (1932)

Black and White

1932

Animation

Synopsis

The film addresses issues of racism in the Jim Crow American South. Themes of racial injustice, racial violence, working-class solidarity dominate the film. It depicts black men working in a field, walking in chains, sitting behind bars, and being executed in an electric chair. In most scenes, a white authority figure is seen whipping or guarding the men.

Credits

Director

Ivan Ivanov-Vano

Leonid Amalrik

Crew

Artur Bergengrin (Animation)

E. Felzer (Animation)

Erikh Vilgelm Shteyger (Animation)

Konstantin Malyshev (Animation)

Grigoriy Gamburg (Conductor)

Paul Robeson (Music)

Vladimir Mayakovsky (Poem)