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A Black Panthers leader. A couple in love in midcentury America. A beauty queen who wants better for her daughter.
We recently asked an Austin expert for recommended movies to watch this Black History Month. Ya'ke Smith is an associate professor of film at the University of Texas, as well as the Moody College of Communication's first associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion. He's also a celebrated filmmaker in his own right: Smith's debut feature, "Wolf," premiered at South by Southwest in 2012, and shorts like "Katrina's Son," "Brother" and "dawn." have found audiences across the country.
Here are a few of the stories told by Black filmmakers that Smith thinks you should watch, in his own words.