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ARTICLES

Why Advertising Has the Power to Advance How We Talk About Race in America, Adweek, March 13, 2016

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer Hosts Black History Month Reception, Amsterdam News, March 3, 2016

‘Through a Lens Darkly’ Documents the Immense Power That Images Have in the African-American Community, The Japan Times, June 24, 2015

Photography Conference a ‘Migration’ to Mayflower Hill, Colby News, April 29, 2015

Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People, Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO), April 7, 2015

‘Through A Lens Darkly’ at Atheneum Explores Work of African American Photographers, CTNOW, March 16, 2015

Crowdfund This: Thomas Allen Harris Looks to Bring ‘Through A Lens Darkly’ & Black Photography History to Schools, Shadow and Act, March 10, 2015

Every Photo Tells A Story, NY Amsterdam News, March 6, 2015

Filmmaker Presents Exploration of Photography’s Role in Black Culture, Bates News, March 4, 2015

Family Photo Albums: Filmmaker Harris Describes His Work Exploring Family, Identity, UDaily, March 3, 2015

Through A Lens Darkly, Edge Media Network, February 24, 2015

‘Through A Lens Darkly’ Tells The Story of African American Life and History Through Photographs, Pix11 News, February 19, 2015

“Through A Lens Darkly”: Toward a More Beautiful Family Album, Bitch Flicks, February 11, 2015

Photography Through a Dark, Powerful Lens, The Phoenix, February 5, 2015

Through a Lens Darkly (First Run Features, NR), PLAYBACK:stl, February 4, 2015

Calendar: ‘Through a Lens Darkly’ Illuminates Screens, Roll Call, December 15, 2014

In the Frame: Documentary on the History of Black Photographers Sees New England Premiere at the ICA, Dig Boston, December 15, 2014

‘Through a Lens Darkly’ movie review, The Washington Post, December 11, 2014

Sunday December 7, 2014: Photography Showcase, WCVB abc: Boston’s News Reader, December 8, 2014

Filmmaker Harris’s ‘Lens’ screens at ICA, The Boston Globe, December 6, 2014

Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Roadshow builds community through photos, The St. Louis American, December 4, 2014

‘Through A Lens Darkly’ sheds light on authentic image of African Americans, The St. Louis American, November 20, 2014

Through A Lens Darkly, Free Press Houston, November 19, 2014

‘Through a Lens Darkly’ tackles a photographic divide in America, Los Angeles Times, November 15, 2014

In ‘Through a Lens Darkly,’ black photographers are in focus, Los Angeles Times, November 13, 2014

Through a Lens Darkly’s Thomas Allen Harris Explains Why We Must Look Anew at Images of Black America, LA Weekly, November 11, 2014

Review: Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014), Victoria Advocate, November 3, 2014

NOFF 2014: Black Filmmakers Descend on New Orleans for Academy-Funded Film Initiative, Shadow and Act, October 25, 2014

Art and race: Through A Lens Darkly, Nick Cave and Jordan Casteel, Two Coats of Paint, October 24, 2014

‘Through a Lens Darkly’- Black Photographers Document the African-American Experience, Milwaukee Courier, October 17, 2014

Film Review: ‘Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People’, Musée Magazine, September 17, 2014

Review: Through A Lens Darkly, Newcity Film, September 17, 2014

Through A Lens Darkly: A Film Review, Detoxaholic, September 11, 2014

Through A Lens Darkly, Marilyn Stern’s Postcard Blog, September 6, 2014

Paying Tribute to the Lost Generations of Black Photographers, artnet News, September 4, 2014

“’When you look at a black person, what do you see?’ An Interview with Thomas Allen Harris”, Brooklyn Magazine, August 28, 2014

Film Review: ‘Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People’, RogerEbert.com, August 27, 2014

Film Review: Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People’, Variety, August 27, 2014

The History of Blacks in Photos, Before Michael Brown, WNYC News, August 27, 2014

Race Seen Through Viewfinders: ‘Through A Lens Darkly’, on African-American Photography, New York Times – Movie Review, August 26, 2014

Review: Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People, Shadow and Act – IndieWire, August 25, 2014

A Kaleidoscope of Racial Imagery: ‘Through A Lens Darkly’ Captures Black History, New York Times, August 21, 2014

‘Through A Lens Darkly’ Debuts in NYC, NY Amsterdam News, August 21, 2014

Thomas Allen Harris Directs Powerful New Documentary, ‘Through A Lens Darkly’, Complex, August 20, 2014

‘Through a Lens Darkly’: Thomas Allen Harris on Photography and Black Identity, International Documentary Association, August 2014

USA Theatrical Run Set for Thomas Allen Harris’ Acclaimed Doc, ‘Through A Lens Darkly’, Shadow and Act – IndieWire, July 22, 2014

Review: Through A Lens Darkly (Video), The Outsider, July 3, 2014

Pesaro 50 – Panorama USA: cinema sperimentale-narrativo nel nuovo millennio, Sentieri Selvaggi (Italian), July 2, 2014

“Talking About Afro-American Photography”, Fotografie Und Konflikt, April 28, 2014

“White River Indie Festival Keeps Dual Focus on Film and Transmedia”, Vermont’s Independent Voice SEVEN DAYS, April 23, 2014

“White River Junction Indie Fest Adds Features: In 10th Year, Festival Moves in New Directions, Into New Media”, Valley News, April 18, 2014

Digital Diaspora Family Reunion, ArtsFWD, April 15, 2014

“Through A Lens Darkly – Filmreview”, Fotografie Und Konflikt (German), April 14, 2014

“Full Frame Documentary Film Festival: From the Saturday and Sunday Lineups”, News & Observer, April 3, 2014

“How Not to Drown At Sea: The 33rd Sundance Film Festival and the 22nd Pan African Film and Arts Festival; The Sea of Archival Material”, Senses of Cinema, March 17, 2014

“Through A Lens Darkly: History and Identity in African American Photography”, TIME Lightbox, February 25, 2014

Sundance Film “Through A Lens Darkly” Documents African-American Photography, Life + Times, February 25, 2014

“Berlinale Bites: Die Macht der Fotografie”, Intellectures (German), February 14, 2014

“African-American History, From Family Albums to Museum Walls”, Lens: Photography, Video, and Visual Journalism – NY Times Blog, February 11, 2014

“John Singleton Boards Black Photographers Docu as Executive Producer”, Deadline Hollywood, February 7, 2014.

“Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers & the Emergence of a People”, John Edwin Mason: Documentary, Motorsports, Photo History, January 16, 2014

“Sundance 2014: 16 Black Movies That Matter”, The Root, January 16, 2014

“The 10 Must-See Art Films At Sundance”, Huffington Post, January 16, 2014

“Que(e)ries: 14 LGBT Films To Look Out For At The 2014 Sundance Film Festival”, IndieWire, January 15, 2014

“Sundance 2014: Your Guide to the Festival’s Best Black Films”, Loop 21

“2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: THROUGH A LENS DARKLY”, Spotlight on film premiere at Sundance 2014″, What (not) to Doc, January 14, 2014

INTERVIEW VIDEOS & RADIO

Thomas Allen Harris & Don Perry – Digital Diaspora Family Reunion, Reelblack TV, February 2, 2016

Digital Diaspora Family Reunion, 900AM-WURD with Mike Dennis & Stephanie Renée, January 29, 2016

Filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris Examines African-Americans’ Place in the American Family Photo Album, MetroFocus, June 18, 2015

Afrika FilmFestival 2015 – Meeting with Thomas Allen Harris, Afrika FilmFestival / Digital TransMedia, May 11, 2015

Thomas Allen Harris on WURD, Reelblack Radio, April 18, 2015

‘Through A Lens Darkly’: Black Photography Fades Up to Joy, National Public Radio, February 16, 2015

Through A Lens Darkly—Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People, Left of Black [S5:E19], February 12, 2015

Q&A with Thomas Allen Harris, C-Span, January 5, 2015

Thomas Allen Harris & Deborah Willis — “Through a Lens Darkly”, The Tavis Smiley Radio Show, September 5, 2014

‘Through A Lens Darkly’ Explores Black Photographers & Social Emergence of African-Americans, The Huffington Post, August 29, 2014

Digital Diaspora Family Reunion, ArtsFWD – EmcArts, April 2014

“Through a Lens Darkly: How African Americans Use Photography to Shape Their Cultural Representation”, Democracy Now!, January 23, 2014

REVIEWS

“Review: ‘Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People'”, Shadow and Act, February 6, 2014

“Sundance Review: Powerful Imagery Reconstructs Black History in Thomas Allen Harris’ ‘Through a Lens Darkly'”, IndieWire, January 26, 2014

SUNDANCE FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

“Sundance Film Festival New Frontier Program Highlights Photography”, Photo District News, January 16, 2014

“‘Through A Lens Darkly’ Will World Premiere At Sundance 2014 (New Frontier, Spotlight, Midnight Selections)”, Shadow and Act, December 5, 2014

“Black Films at Sundance 2014”, BET

“Sundance 2014. L’Africa che non ti aspetti”, Cinemafrica: Africa e Diaspore nel Cinema

DDFR PRESS LINKS

“Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Roadshow Presents #1World1Family Multimedia Community Engagement Initiative”, Broadway World, January 29, 2014

“Harlem Film Lovers Can Be a Part of Sundance Film Festival by Submitting”, Harlem World, January 17, 2014

“New Frontier film will engage audiences with transmedia project”, Park Record, January 14, 2014