1.   And increasingly, some of these bold heroes are the creatures of black filmmakers, and cannot be said to stem from white racism.

2.   But black filmmakers have begun turning away from them, and the audiences have waned, too.

3.   But even black filmmakers who push thematic boundaries have found that the returns are not always rewarding.

4.   But they keep throwing those projects at us and black filmmakers keep coming back with the same kind of script to the studios.

5.   For serious black filmmakers, though, making forthright, personal movies remains a struggle in the face of demands by studios.

6.   He said that the depiction of blacks in films remained troubling, and that some of the fault rested with black filmmakers.

7.   It is an incubator for the next generation of black filmmakers, a chance to network and a respite from the business and art conundrum.

8.   Like those in any other ethnic group, some black filmmakers have found that the acclaim they received has complicated their attempts to retain their creative vision.

9.   Should a black filmmaker be allowed to tell the story of a Puerto Rican family, or a tale set in an Asian community?

10.   Some other black filmmakers, who went to Hollywood through the doors that Lee was instrumental in opening, have also been busy.