Using James Baldwin's unfinished final manuscript, Remember This House, this documentary follows the lives and successive assassinations of three of the author's friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., delving into the legacy of these iconic figures and narrating historic events using Baldwin's original words and a flood of rich archival material. An up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, this film is a journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter.
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Physical Description:videorecordingvideodisc1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher:Los Angeles, Calif. : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2017]
General Note: Based on James Baldwin's unfinished book, "Remember this house.".Originally produced as a documentary film in 2016.Special features: Interview with director Raoul Peck; Q & A session with Samuel L. Jackson; Q & A session with director Raoul Peck; video photo gallery.Includes 3 previews of other motion pictures.In English with optional subtitles in Spanish, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).Academy Award Nomination for Best Documentary Feature.
Formatted Contents Note: On Cavett -- Paying my dues -- Heroes -- Witness -- Memorandum -- Philosophies -- I was not a racist -- Medgar Evers -- Purity -- Sex symbols -- Selling the negro -- I'm sorry -- War -- What I know -- MLK Jr. -- Senseless.
Creation/Production Credits Note: James Baldwin material compiled and edited by Raoul Peck ; editing, Alexandra Strauss ; directors of photography, Henry Adebonojo, Bill Ross, and Turner Ross ; music, Alexei Aigui.
Participant or Performer Note: With the voice of Samuel L. Jackson ; featuring James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Marlon Brando, Dick Cavett, Ray Charles, George W. Bush.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for disturbing violent images, thematic material, language and brief nudity.
Awards Note:
Academy Award Nomination for Best Documentary Feature.