'' Through a Lens Darkly : Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People '' is a 2014 documentary film directed by Thomas Allen Harris . It is inspired by '' Reflections in Black : A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present '' by Deborah Willis , who also produced the film . The film had its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17 , 2014 . The film later screened at 64th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2014 . The film also screened at 2014 Santa Barbara International Film Festival on 5 February 2014 . It won the '' Justice Award '' at the festival . The film had a theatrical release on August 27 , 2014 in United States
2014 Sundance Film Festival
2014 Sundance Film Festival
Through a Lens Darkly