Filmmaker, D. Channsin Berry says that it was a divine calling which prompted him to create the documentary series, “The Black Line”. (A Profile of the African-American Woman) Part 3. The 75 minute documentary features a broad spectrum of other African-American women.

The Black Line, appropriately titled, is a film that provides insight into some of the thoughts, practices, and feelings of some African-American women, revealing a consistent thread distinguishing them from women of other ethnicities. The documentary highlights shared truths and experiences touching each of the featured participants regardless of their socio-economic standing. Berry painstakingly probes the commonality among his subjects, crossing regions, religions, sexualities, and professions.

The Black Line-Part 3 delves into the reasons why some younger African-American women may, according to their elders, be the way they are today. Through dialogue with distinguished women, possible solutions to the young black women’s dilemma come to fore. From voices and memories of these women, Berry explores the African-American women’ survival and destiny from the 1920’s to the present. Using the various institutions of marriage, mothering, racism, careers, education, religion, and sex, he guides the viewer through a journey of exploration and discovery of the history and future of African-Americans as a people.

Mr. Berry is the Founder of the D. Channsin Berry Foundation, a non-profit organization whose purpose is to raise funds for LUPUS awareness.

During our conversation, Chann talked about:

– Why he is an “image engineer”
– Life growing up in East Orange, New Jersey and his love for music and the arts at an early age
– His great experience attending Rutgers University
– The great experience being an assistant to the legendary disc jockey Frankie Crocker
– Working at Disney as assistant marketing and financing (Feature Films) then leaving to do music videos for artists like Chaka Khan, Dionne Warwick and Bobby Brown then went into documentary films
– Memories of watching films with his grandmother
– Why his friends call him a conservative hippie
– How he and his best friend made karate and horror films when they were young, how he wanted to be Sidney Portier and Frankie Crocker and his memories spending time with memories both of them
– His reason for leaving radio to work for Disney then why did he leave the Hollywood scene
– Some of the memories from one of the documentaries he did which was about jazz music including spending time with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald
– The story behind The Black Line documentaries and the story behind The Black Line Part 3
– Why did he decide to do a documentary about black women and what is his biggest concern for black men
– Some of the challenges that black men are going through and what will it will take to make them stronger
– How he is fortunate to have male friends around the world and how men can have real friends
– His vision for the Black Women Part 3 and future projects
– What does he do during down time and who would he like to work with that he has not

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The Black Line Part 3 trailer

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