Hidden Colors

This article is about the documentary filmseries. For colors we can't see, see Impossible color.
Hidden Colors
Part 1:
The Untold History Of People Of Aboriginal, Moor, and African Descent
Part 2:
The Triumph of Melanin
Part 3:
The Rules of Racism
Part 4:
The Religion of White Supremacy
Directed by Tariq Nasheed
Produced by
  • Part 1:
  • Ola Akinroluyo
  • Part 2:
  • Thaddeus A. Blue
  • Part 3:
  • Amos Kulumba
  • Haneef Muhammad
  • Henry Thompson
Starring Please see sections
Cinematography
  • Part 1:
  • Chas Pangburn
  • Part 2:
  • Keith Jones
  • Robert Kraetsch
  • Part 3:
  • Tony Aaron II
  • Jerry Jackson
  • Keith Jones
  • Will Turner
Edited by
  • Part 1:
  • Roberto Garcia
  • Part 2:
  • Garrett Brawith
  • William Tiki
  • Part 3:
  • Vance Crofoot
Production
company
King Flex Entertainment
Distributed by King Flex Entertainment
Release dates
  • April 14, 2011 (2011-04-14) (USA, Part 1)
  • December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06) (USA, Part 2)
  • June 26, 2014 (2014-06-26) (USA, Part 3)
Country United States
Language English

Hidden Colors is the name of an ongoing documentary filmseries directed by Tariq Nasheed and produced through King Flex Entertainment, to explain and describe the marginalizing of African Americans in America and the world.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] All three films were funded by separate Kickstarter campaigns.[8][9][10]

Hidden Colors series

The first film in the series, Hidden Colors: The Untold History Of People Of Aboriginal, Moor, and African Descent, was given a limited theatrical release on April 14, 2011.[6][2][3] The second in the series, Hidden Colors 2: The Triumph of Melanin, was released the following year on December 6, 2012.[5] The third film in the series, Hidden Colors 3: The Rules of Racism, was released on June 26, 2014.[4][1] The fourth film in the series, Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy. is currently seeking funding through Kickstarter.[11]

Hidden Colors 1

Hidden Colors: The Untold History Of People Of Aboriginal, Moor, and African Descent was released on April 14, 2011. The film discusses the role of African and aboriginal people in history and argues some achievements have not been properly recorded or credited to them. Hidden Colors features several interviews with commentators on subjects such as the race and appearance of Jesus Christ and the reasons behind the end of slavery. The film also claims Africans were the first to circumnavigate the globe and that there was "pre-European settlement in the United States", that Africans created the first Asian dynasties, and that the Vatican created Egyptology.[3] Rotten Tomatoes showed this one with an "audience score" of 95% positive.[12]

Cast, part 1

Hidden Colors 2

Hidden Colors 2: The Triumph of Melanin was released on December 6, 2012 and was also directed by Nasheed.[13] The documentary further explores issues surrounding people of African and aboriginal descent such as the global African presence and the treatment of Black economic communities in America.[14] Other film topics include the investigation of melanin.[15] Rotten Tomatoes showed this one with an "audience score" of 98% positive.[16]

Cast, part 2

Hidden Colors 3

Hidden Colors 3: The Rules of Racism was released on June 26, 2014. The film focuses on the topic of race, racism, and history within the United States.[4][17] Rotten Tomatoes showed this one with an "audience score" of 100% positive.[12]

Cast, part 3

Hidden Colors 4

Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy is currently involved in a Kickstarter campaign to seek funding.[11]

Reception

Not all reviews for Hidden Colors 2 were positive. In 2011, CBS Atlanta called the original Hidden Colors film "controversial".[2]

A review in The Village Voice stated Nasheed "has a seeming total inability to separate gibble-gabble from revealed truth, vital social concern from talk about Chemtrails and digressive subchapters with titles like "The Hidden Truth About Santa Claus." The reviewer praised one contributor, Michelle Alexander, who the Voice noted was the only woman in the film, saying that "Her well-reasoned discussion of the American penal system is compelling, but it's an embarrassment that she should be placed alongside the likes of Dr. Phil Valentine, a metaphysician whose malarkey about AIDS ("the so-called immunity system of the homosexual") is a low point, as is Umar Johnson's lionization of the late, unlamented Gaddafi and the odd nostalgia for segregation that runs throughout."[5]

In an interview with Shockya.com, the film's director, Nasheed stated: “Hidden Colors 3 will focus on racism in America and some of the unwritten rules of racism within the dominant society. In this country, we talk about how we need to discuss race, but we never have a real dialogue about racism and race in America at all. With this film, I want it to be that dialogue."[18]

BET noted "The topic of racism in America has been an ongoing conversation throughout the course of American history".[1] Calling Tariq Nasheed a "New York Times bestselling author, public speaker and radio host",[1] they noted his wish to deal with the issue head-on. They concluded their review by stating "To date, the Hidden Colors series is one of the most successful Black independent documentaries."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Zonyeé, Dominique (1 July 2014). "Inside Tariq Nasheed's Hidden Colors 3". BET. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Jacques-White, Lorraine (30 November 2011). "America’s Got ‘Hidden Colors’". CBS Atlanta. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 staff (13 February 2014). "Lehigh's OMA hosts screening of 'Hidden Colors: Part 1' as part of Black History Month celebration". LeHigh Valley News. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Dickerson, Jessica (16 May 2014). "'Hidden Colors' Documentary Series Takes On 'The Rules Of Racism'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Pinkerton, Nick (5 December 2012). "Hidden Colors 2: The Triumph of Melanin". Village Voice. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  6. 1 2 Abdul-Karim, Shahid (19 January 2014). "46 years after MLK’s death, Greater New Haven black men say image remains an issue". New Haven Register. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  7. ↑ staff. "The Hidden Colors Series — Directed by Tariq Nasheed". AALBC. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hidden Colors-(A full length feature documentary)". Kickstarter. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Hidden Colors 2 by King Flex Entertainment". Kickstarter. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Hidden Colors 3 by King Flex Entertainment". Kickstarter. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  11. 1 2 King Flex Entertainment. "Hidden Colors 4". Kickstarter. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  12. 1 2 staff. "Hidden Colors (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  13. ↑ Obenson, Tambay A. (14 December 2014). "Tariq Nasheed's 'Hidden Colors 2: The Triumph Of Melanin' Now Available On Home Video". Indie Wire. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  14. ↑ Davu, Amarii (19 February 2014). "Tariq Nasheed Reveals Our Hidden Colors". The Source. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  15. ↑ staff. "Hidden Colors 2: The Triumph Of Melanin - DVD". African History Network. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  16. ↑ staff. "Hidden Colors 2: The Triumph of Melanin (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  17. ↑ staff (3 July 2014). ""Hidden Colors" Director Talks New Doc and Race in America 2014". Life and Times. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  18. ↑ (staffer), Monique (20 June 2014). "Tariq Nasheed Discusses America’s Racism Issues in Hidden Colors 3". shockya.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.

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