Dr. Darren R. Reid, Historian and Documentarian

Dr. Darren R. Reid, Historian and Documentarian

Dr. Darren R. Reid is a historian who researches, writes, and makes films about the intersection of race and popular culture. Thank you for your work."

Some Comments by Readers:

" I was struck by the objectivity and sensitivity of your editorials...Great travesties occurred in the Europeanization of this continent but as you so eloquently explain, there was no one person to blame and there were many victims. "As an introduction to the main aspects of Kentucky's early settlement, Daniel Boone and other on the Kentucky Frontier, is an essential re

How Deforestation Affects Brazil's Indigenous Peoples 31/10/2022

With Lula's election, it's time to ask how Indigenous peoples in Brazil have been affected by deforestation:

How Deforestation Affects Brazil's Indigenous Peoples Deforestation has devastated Brazil's Indigenous peoples. In this short film we hear from Indigenous peoples about the ways in which the destruction of the f...

Ep1 17/05/2022

What’s it like to grow up in a rainforest? Indigenous elders remember their youth in the forest, before they were forced out. Now, they are making sure their story is heard as they fight to have their lands restored to them. Beyond the Rainforest: Episode 1 (2022)

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13/04/2022

Folks, we're just so excited to announce that Looking for Charlie has been nominated for Best Feature Documentary at the Rome Prisma awards!

(And remember, you can watch the film here if you haven't yet done so): https://vimeo.com/570320293

01/04/2022

Some great news - Looking for Charlie won Best Feature Documentary at the Paris Cinema Awards this month!

Looking for Charlie: Life and Death in the Silent Era | Full Documentary 05/02/2022

Everyone's heard of Chaplin and Keaton. Almost no one has heard of the pair of clowns who inspired them - and whose careers and lives were destroyed by their success. This full length documentary explores the ghosts that haunted Chaplin and Keaton, and who helped to define a century of film and laughter.

⬇️⬇️ Stream now! ⬇️⬇️

Looking for Charlie: Life and Death in the Silent Era | Full Documentary Stream Looking for Charlie for free

Looking for Charlie: Life and Death in the Silent Era | Full Documentary 01/02/2022

Everyone's heard of Chaplin and Keaton. Almost no one has heard of the pair of clowns who inspired them - and whose careers and lives were destroyed by their success. This full length documentary explores the ghosts that haunted Chaplin and Keaton, and who helped to define a century of film and laughter.

⬇️⬇️ Stream now! ⬇️⬇️
https://vimeo.com/570320293

Looking for Charlie: Life and Death in the Silent Era | Full Documentary Looking for Charlie is a feature length film about Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and the suicidal clowns who inspired them. We shot it on three continents, travelling…