The N Word (2004)

Director:

Todd Williams

Stars:

F. Lee Bailey, Sandra Bernhard, Donald Bogle

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
F. Lee Bailey	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sandra Bernhard	...	Herself
Donald Bogle	...	Himself
Todd Boyd	...	Himself
Elaine Brown	...	Herself
LeVar Burton	...	Himself
George Carlin	...	Himself
Morris Chestnut	...	Himself
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.	...	Himself (archive footage)
Stanley Crouch	...	Himself
Ice Cube	...	Himself
Chuck D.	...	Himself
Damon Dash	...	Himself
Dr. Dre	...	Himself (archive footage)
Eazy-E	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

racial tension | rap | racism | slavery | hip hop | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 June 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

The N-Word: Divided We Stand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trio Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min 86 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Samuel L. Jackson: I'm an actor. I'm a nice guy. But the first thing you need to know about me is I'm a nigga. And if you mess with me, I'll do some nigga-ly shit to you.

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Connections

Edited from Wattstax (1973)

User Reviews

Still as complex a word as ever.

Interesting documentary, aired on Trio in early July. IMDb has the movie clocked at 86 minutes, while Trio squeezed it into a one hour time slot with commercials to boot. I want to know what I didn't get to see and am anticipating its release on DVD.

The film explores the history of the word throughout its inception to present day. Woven into the narrative are poetry, music, and commentary from celebrities about their personal experiences with the word and their viewpoints. Each perspective is unique, as is each experience... some are much more comfortable with the word than others.

This movie will have you pondering for a while, the power of one word to hurt as much as this one does. Highly recommended.