Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
A film that explores how African American communities have used the camera as a tool for social change from the invention of photography to the present. This epic tale poetically moves between the present and the past, through contemporary photographers and artists whose images and stories seek to reconcile legacies of pride and shame while giving voice to images long suppressed, forgotten, and hidden from sight.
DistributorFirst Run
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Opening$9,456
1 theaters
1 theaters
Release DateAug 27, 2014
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Jan 29, 2015
Running Time1 hr 30 min
GenresDocumentary
Family
History
In Release492 days/70 weeks
Widest Release3 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29-Sep 4 | 75 | $16,945 | +249.1% | 1 | - | $16,945 | $21,799 | 2 |
| Sep 5-11 | 77 | $16,108 | -4.9% | 1 | - | $16,108 | $37,907 | 3 |
| Dec 12-18 | 80 | $2,367 | +181.8% | 1 | -1 | $2,367 | $62,598 | 17 |
| Aug 22-28 | 84 | $4,854 | - | 1 | - | $4,854 | $4,854 | 1 |
| Dec 26-Jan 1, 2015 | 86 | $1,843 | - | 2 | - | $921 | $64,441 | 19 |
| Sep 19-25 | 90 | $6,684 | +2.8% | 2 | +1 | $3,342 | $51,093 | 5 |
| Nov 14-20 | 95 | $3,182 | +149.2% | 3 | - | $1,060 | $58,024 | 13 |
| Nov 21-27 | 96 | $1,367 | -57% | 1 | -2 | $1,367 | $59,391 | 14 |
| Jan 9-15 | 96 | $338 | - | 1 | - | $338 | $64,779 | 21 |
| Jan 16-22 | 100 | $165 | -51.2% | 1 | - | $165 | $64,944 | 22 |
| Sep 12-18 | 103 | $6,502 | -59.6% | 1 | - | $6,502 | $44,409 | 4 |
| Dec 5-11 | 107 | $840 | - | 2 | - | $420 | $60,231 | 16 |
| Jan 23-29 | 108 | $225 | +36.4% | 1 | - | $225 | $65,169 | 23 |
| Oct 10-16 | 113 | $1,479 | +1,020.5% | 2 | +1 | $739 | $52,862 | 8 |
| Nov 7-13 | 113 | $1,277 | +318.7% | 3 | +2 | $425 | $54,842 | 12 |
| Oct 24-30 | 121 | $398 | - | 1 | - | $398 | $53,260 | 10 |
| Oct 31-Nov 6 | 128 | $305 | -23.4% | 1 | - | $305 | $53,565 | 11 |
| Oct 3-9 | 143 | $132 | -16.5% | 1 | - | $132 | $51,383 | 7 |
| Sep 26-Oct 2 | 155 | $158 | -97.6% | 1 | -1 | $158 | $51,251 | 6 |
