Independent Lens (TV Series)
Birth of a Movement (2017)
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- 1h 0min
- Documentary
- 06 Feb 2017
- TV Episode
The story of William Monroe Trotter, the nearly forgotten editor of a Boston black newspaper who tried to ban the controversial film The Birth of a Nation (1915).
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- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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| David Blight | ... |
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Vincent Brown | ... |
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Dolita Cathcart | ... |
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| Jelani Cobb | ... |
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Ira Gallen | ... |
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| Henry Louis Gates Jr. | ... |
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| Danny Glover | ... |
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| D.W. Griffith | ... |
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| Reginald Hudlin | ... |
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| Walter Huston | ... |
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| Spike Lee | ... |
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| Dick Lehr | ... |
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| Charles Musser | ... |
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| Sam Pollard | ... |
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Charlene Regester | ... |
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Ellen Scott | ... |
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| DJ Spooky | ... |
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Melvyn Stokes | ... |
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Directed by
| Bestor Cram | ||
| Susan Gray | ||
Written by
| Kwyn Bader | ... | () |
| Dick Lehr | ... | () |
Produced by
| Julie Anderson | ... | executive producer |
| Bestor Cram | ... | producer |
| Sally Jo Fifer | ... | executive producer |
| Henry Louis Gates Jr. | ... | executive producer (as Henry Louis Gates) |
| Susan Gray | ... | producer |
| Matthew Maclean | ... | producer |
| Sam Pollard | ... | executive producer (as Samuel D. Pollard) |
| Amy Shatsky-Gambrill | ... | supervising producer |
| Lois Vossen | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
| Jesse Beecher | ||
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| Dan Mooney | ||
Editing by
| Dan Mooney | ||
Production Management
| Joanna Goldfarb | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Stephen Segaller | ... | executive in charge of production |
Sound Department
| Damon Addleman | ... | sound mixer |
| Eleanor Osborne | ... | sound designer |
Music Department
| John Kusiak | ... | original music |
| Paul D. Miller | ... | original music |
Additional Crew
| Bianca Beyrouti | ... | coordinator |
| Louise Cousins | ... | creative director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- ITVS International (2002) (United States) (tv)
- PBS Distribution (2002) (United States) (tv)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2002) (United States) (tv)
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Did You Know?
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