In 1975, Jessie Maple won her hard fought battle to become the first African American woman to become a member of the union of International Photographers of Motion Picture & Television (IATSE) in New York. Following several years of producing short documentaries with her husband Leroy Patton for their company LJ Film Productions, Maple directed… Read more »
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Into the Archive: Exploring the Jessie Maple Collection
Not enough people, it seems, are aware of Jessie Maple, given her contributions to black cinema. So for those who aren’t familiar, an introduction from Diane Tucker: Jessie Maple is included in nearly every who’s who of film except the Registry. Will is the first post civil rights feature-length film produced by an African-American woman…. Read more »