Solomon Riley Presents Negro Coney Island

Where to watch · United States

Not on any service here yet.

Solomon Riley Presents Negro Coney Island (2021)

Directed by Ayanna Dozier

History · 10m

Often discussed as an urban legend or a failed architectural project, Solomon Riley Presents Negro Coney Island redresses the erasure around Riley’s completed amusement park for the Black Residents in Harlem and the Bronx in 1924 on Hart Island. Working across archives, contemporary footage of Hart Island, and speculative interviews with key Black cultural producers of the time, including Riley, the film reimagines what we know about Negro Coney Island and its legacy with New York City’s still active potter’s field, Hart Island.

Rate it first

No account needed. Others' takes stay sealed until you rate.

?/10

Cast

Crew

Director
Ayanna Dozier

Details

Release date
2021-06-04
Runtime
10m
Genres
History
Original language
EN
Countries
United States of America
Production
The Shed