What significant contribution did The Learning Tree give to Hollywood?
First film shot in color
First animated film
First film with sound
First feature film by a black director to be financed by a major Hollywood studio
Answer
The Learning Tree was the first feature film by a black director to be financed by a major Hollywood studio. The film was directed by Gordon Parks, who was also the cinematographer and co-writer. Parks was a prominent photographer and civil rights activist, and The Learning Tree was his first film. The film tells the story of a young black boy growing up in Kansas in the 1930s.
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