10 Best Black Filmmakers  Friday, January 21 by Twynna Elpmertz
Any real movie junkie will recognize the names of these 10 best
Black filmmakers of all time, and those less familiar with the
folks behind the screen will at least recognize the names of the
films they made. If there is anyone or any movie on this last
that you have not heard of, it is time for a trip to the video
store. These ten people have created some of Hollywood’s most
loved and most respected movies.    1. Spike Lee. In the past 20
years, Spike Lee has made more films than any other director,
black or white, except Woody Allen. Founder of his own
production company called 40 Acres and A Mule, Lee is perhaps
most known for his Oscar-nominated 1989 film, "Do the Right
Thing".   2. Oscar Micheaux. You have probably never heard of
him, but this Black film-making pioneer from Illinois was the
first Black man to make his own films. He made black and white
silent films, including "The Homesteader" and "Body and Soul",
and even started his own p