Inspiration Sites of Black Films

Filming Locations5 places

1. 1Moonlight (2016) - Miami, FloridaMiami, FL, USAMoonlight is a film surrounding gay identity in the Black community, centering the character Chiron, throughout three different eras in his…
2. 2Touki Bouki (1973) - Dakar, SenegalDakar, Senegal_Touki Bouki_ is a classic Senegalese film about two young people from Dakar, Senegal’s capital city, who travel across Senegal to Paris to…
3. 3Eve's Bayou (1997) - Madisonville, LouisianaMadisonville, LA 70447, USAKasi Lemmons’ _Eve’s Bayou_ (1997) details the events leading up to the protagonist, ten-year-old Eve Batiste’s, decision to ask a Voodoo p…
4. 4Daughters of the Dust (1998) - St. Helena Island, South CarolinaSt Helena Island, South Carolina 29920, USA_Daughters of the Dust_ (1998) directed by Julie Dash is set on the coastal islands of South Carolina and Georgia, specifically St. Helena…
5. 5Sinners (2025) - Clarksdale, MississippiClarksdale, MS, USAClarksdale, a small town in the Mississippi Delta, inspired the production of Ryan Coogler's 2025 film _Sinners_. Clarksdale is a town with…