# Within Our Gates (1920)

I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. The oldest surviving film from an African-American director, Within Our Gates follows a young woman as she learns about her family history and what it means to be a black woman in 1920's America. The picture was thought of as a minor hit on release, and modern reviews have especially found much to praise from the film.

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1920
- By: Oscar Micheaux
- Genres: Drama, Silent
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/within-our-gates-1920)
- Licence or status: [Public Domain Mark 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/within-our-gates-1920?play=1)