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Jessie Maple, Pathbreaking Filmmaker, Is Dead at 86

She was believed to be the first Black woman to produce, write and direct an independent feature film. She also broke ground as a union cinematographer.

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Black People, Deaths (Obituaries), Discrimination, Harlem (Manhattan, NY), Maple, Jessie (1937-2023), Movies
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