Films preserved by

National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution ( )

Aerial (ca. 1975), film portrait of children at play by Zora Lathan (2022 Federal Grants).
American Pie (ca. 1975), animated collage by Zora Lathan (2022 Federal Grants).
Black Chariot (1971), once-lost dramatic feature on the Black liberation struggle, directed by Robert L. Goodwin and starring Bernie Casey (2020 Federal Grants).
The Bump (ca. 1975), experimental student film by Zora Lathan, showing her mother with a professional dance instructor (2022 Federal Grants).
Doberman (Beware of Dog) (ca. 1975), experimental student film by Zora Lathan (2022 Federal Grants).
Etta and Claude Barnett Travel Films of Africa (1950s), footage of cultural exchanges fostered by actress/civil rights activist Etta Motten and her husband, Associated Negro Press founder Claude Barrett (2023 Federal Grants).
For the Love of Money (ca. 1975), animated collage by Zora Lathan (2022 Federal Grants).
The Guest (1977), short psychological thriller by film scholar Pearl Bowser (2015 Federal Grants).
Morris (1971), experimental short directed by John Quill and edited by pioneering African American filmmaker Hortense “Tee” Beveridge (2021 Federal Grants).
Performer’s Dressing Room (ca. 1975), student film by Zora Lathan set backstage in Chicago’s Goodman Theater (2022 Federal Grants).
Spina Bifida (ca.1970s), public service announcement made for the Spina Bifida Association of Greater New York, edited by African American filmmaker Hortense “Tee” Beveridge (2021 Federal Grants).
Trip Or I’m Late I’m Late (ca. 1975), abstract depiction of a journey on Chicago’s L train by Zora Lathan (2022 Federal Grants).
Varnette’s World: A Study of a Young Artist (1979), documentary by Carol Parrott Blue on the influential African American artist Varnette Honeywood (2024 Federal Grants).