Through a Lens Darkly

Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
Film poster
Directed byThomas Allen Harris
Screenplay byThomas Allen Harris
Paul Carter Harrison
Don Perry
Based onReflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present
by Deborah Willis
Produced byThomas Allen Harris
Ann Bennett
Don Perry
Deborah Willis
Kimberly Steward
CinematographyMartina Radwan
Edited byMatthew Cohn
K.A. Miille
Music byMiles Jay
Vernon Reid
Production
company
Chimpanzee Productions
Distributed byFirst Run Features
Release dates
  • January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17) (Sundance)
  • August 27, 2014 (2014-08-27) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$16,618

Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People is a 2014 documentary film directed by Thomas Allen Harris. It is inspired by Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present by Deborah Willis, who also produced the film. The film had its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014.

The film later screened at 64th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2014. The film also screened at 2014 Santa Barbara International Film Festival on 5 February 2014. It won the Justice Award at the festival. The film had a theatrical release on August 27, 2014 in United States.