The Black Cowboy

Oklahoma director Charles Perry will be joined by Michael R. Grauer (National Cowboy Museum McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture/Curator of Cowboy Collections and Western Art) for a discussion after the screening.

The film is a look at a little-known chapter in the history of the United States. It is a story that illuminates the often overlooked people who contributed to the building of the ideal that is the American dream.

About the director: Charles Perry’s first experience as a cinematographer landed him at the Hollywood Film Festival for the short film, 'Scraps'. Currently, he’s filming and producing the feature-length documentary, The Black Cowboy. During idle moments, he finds time to create short films to keep evolving as a filmmaker. The short observational documentary, Pony Express, set in rural Black Oklahoma, features a family of descendants of freemen. It provides a window into their daily lives as they proudly carry on horse traditions on land that has been in their family for over 100 years. Always pushing the envelope, director Charles Perry’s mission with motion picture is to tell stories from the perspective of people with little or no voice.

Presented at the Circle Cinema Film Festival as a work-in-progress screening.