{"product_id":"acts-of-love-9780520392922","title":"Acts of Love","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This book doesn't just fill gaps in film history; it demands that we confront why those gaps existed in the first place. A fascinating read for lovers of film.\"—Ava DuVernay​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe rediscovery of the first film to depict African American affection revises the history of American cinema.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In 1898, vaudeville actors Saint Suttle and Gertie Brown joyously embraced in a short silent film titled \u003ci\u003eSomething Good—Negro Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e. The first known film to portray African American affection, it was lost for over a century until its rediscovery inspired contemporary audiences with a powerful and enduring depiction of Black love. More than a missing piece in an untold history of Black cinematic performance, \u003ci\u003eSomething Good\u003c\/i\u003e—and the magnetism of Suttle and Brown—attests to the power of Black performance on stage and screen from the nineteenth century to today.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eActs of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, Allyson Nadia Field tells the story of \u003ci\u003eSomething Good\u003c\/i\u003e and recovers the forgotten yet fascinating lives of its performers and their world. Drawing a vivid picture from sparse historical records, \u003ci\u003eActs of Love\u003c\/i\u003e examines popular culture's negotiation of blackness to reconsider the intersections of minstrelsy, vaudeville, and cinema in ragtime America. This book not only presents the story of \u003ci\u003eSomething Good\u003c\/i\u003e, its performers, and the drama of its rediscovery; it shows how the rediscovery of this short early film changes our understanding of American film history.","brand":"Allyson Nadia Field","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48275256344827,"sku":"9780520392922","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_8ece8b19-25e5-4702-8004-2df0d043e736.jpg?v=1780727420","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/acts-of-love-9780520392922","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}