

Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice)

James Baldwin
Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)

Medgar Evers
Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)

Harry Belafonte
Self (archive footage)
Paul Weiss
Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett
Self (archive footage)
H. Rap Brown
Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)

Bob Dylan
Self (archive footage)
Leander Perez
Self - White Citizens Council (archive footage)

Sidney Poitier
Various Roles (archive footage)

Ray Charles
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Writer
Digital Imaging Technician
Supervising Producer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Key Grip
First Assistant Camera
Sound Recordist
Co-Producer
Consulting Producer
Foley Artist
Sound Editor
Scenario Writer
Director
Director of Photography
Editor
Music
Sound Designer
Details
Release Date
2017-02-03
Runtime
93 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
French
Production Companies
Independent Lens
RTBF
ARTE
Shelter Prod
RTS
Velvet Film
Countries
Belgium
France
United States of America
Genres
Documentary