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Jessie Maple, Pioneering Black Filmmaker, Dies at 76

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McKinley Franklin editor Jessie Maple, who broke barriers for Black women in entertainment and news as both a cinematographer and director, died on Tuesday in Atlanta.

She was 76. Maple’s family released a statement confirming her death via the Black Film Center & Archive. Maple was recognized as the first Black woman to be admitted into the International Photographers of Motion Picture & Television Union in the ‘70s.

Her career as a trailblazing cinematographer led her move into directing, making the 1981 independent feature film “Will.” Maple was said to be the first Black woman to direct an independent feature-length film in a post-civil rights America.  “One of the first Black woman filmmakers to complete a feature length film — is a giant.

Her advocacy, mentorship, and care has touched generations of Black filmmakers. Her passing is a true, deep loss,” wrote Black Film Archive curator Maya Cade.

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