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Too short to fully explore Malcolm, but interesting in its poetic approach
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(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Darrick Harris | ... | Malcolm X |
| Danny Carter | ... | Malcolm's Man |
| Martin Boothe | ... | Malcolm's Man |
| Byron O. Hurlock | ... | Malcolm's Man |
| Edward George | ... | Malcolm's Man |
| Tricia Rose | ... | Malcolm's Mother |
| Theodore L. Cash | ... | Malcolm's Father |
| Olamide Faison | ... | Young Malcolm |
| Tiffany Nelson | ... | Girl |
| Tiffany Tate | ... | Girl |
 | Giancarlo Esposito | ... | Autobiography Reading (voice) |
| Toni Cade Bambara | ... | Commentary (voice) |
| Cocoa Fusco | ... | FBI Files Reading (as Coco Fusco) |
| Wilfred X | (as Wilfred Little) | |
| Betty Shabazz | ||
 | Spike Lee | ||
| Greg Tate | ||
| Hassan El-Sayeed | ||
| Yuri Kochiyama | ||
| Thulani Davis | ||
| Robin Kelley | ||
| Patricia Williams | ||
| William Kunstler | ||
| Benjamin 2X | (as Iman Benjamin Karim) | |
| Peter Bailey | (as A. Peter Bailey) | |
| John Henrik Clarke | ||
| Peter Goldman | ||
| James Farmer | ||
| Jan Carew | ||
| Malcolm 'Shorty' Jarvis |
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| John Akomfrah | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| John Akomfrah | writer | |
| Edward George | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Lina Gopaul | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Trevor Mathison | |||
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| Arthur Jafa | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Peter Hodges | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
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- Icarus Films (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
- Channel 4 Television Corporation (1993) (UK) (TV)
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A quiet, almost poetic approach to a short (52 min) documentary on Malcolm X, his life, philosophy and assassination.
Obviously 52 minutes isn't nearly enough to truly explore the man and his long complex journey, but Akomfrah instead provides insightful interview clips from many who knew Malcolm at various times in his life (shot more interestingly than most documentary 'talking heads'), interesting historic film clips, and many 'staged' moments.
But instead of trying to re-enact history (something that almost always fails), Akomfrah creates surreal almost painting-like tableaux; a young Malcolm standing staring at a bird cage. An older Malcolm, friends and family out of focus in the background, holding a sign that says "I made me".
These turn the film from a familiar documentary, into something more artistic and personal.
Far from the definitive film on Malcolm X, but a worthy addition to the exploration of his life, times and legacy.