Horace B. Jenkins
Directing
Biography
Horace B. Jenkins (February 9, 1941 – December 3, 1982) was an American filmmaker. He is best known for his film Cane River, which was rediscovered after his death. He was the father of music journalist Sacha Jenkins. Jenkins won Emmy awards for his productions of segments of "The Advocates," "Sesame Street" and "30 Minutes," a youth version of "60 Minutes." And for "Sudan Pyramids: A Zandi's Dream," a documentary on public television, he won the 1978 Oscar Micheaux Award for best film and best documentary. As a producer who helped to develop the public-television series "Black Journal," Mr. Jenkins was one of those credited with creating the magazine format now widely used on television.
Known For
Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.
Shaft in Africa
A budding, forbidden romance lays bare the tensions between two black communities, both descended from slaves but of disparate opportunity—the light-skinned, property-owning Creoles and the darker-skinned, more disenfranchised families of the area.
Cane River
A film by Horace Jenkins originally from Black Journal.