I Am Not Your Negro, 2016. Directed by Raoul Peck. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. SYNOPSIS: Piecing together James Baldwin’s unfinished novel, Remember This House about race relations in America. Tells the story of his relationship with Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. “Trailers specifically chosen for this film” comes the voice-over […]
Movie Review – I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
I Am Not Your Negro, 2016. Directed by Raoul Peck. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. SYNOPSIS: Director Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished – a radical narration about race in America, using the writer’s original words. He draws upon James Baldwin’s notes on the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, […]
I Am Not Your Negro trailer examines the history of racism in America
One of the best-reviewed movies of 2016, I Am Not Your Negro, has just received its first trailer, courtesy of Magnolia Pictures and Magnet Releasing. The documentary examines the history of racism in America and is based on an unfinished manuscript (entitled Remember This House) by civil rights activist and author James Baldwin, who also […]