American Masters (TV Series)
Ralph Ellison: An American Journey (2002)
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- TV-14
- 1h 27min
- Documentary, Biography
- 19 Feb 2002
- TV Episode
This documentary presents a portrait of African American author Ralph Ellison, one of the great American novelists of the twentieth century.
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- 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Andre Braugher | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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| John Amos | ... |
Dr. Bledsoe
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| Paul Benjamin | ... |
Grandfather
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| Jacques C. Smith | ... |
Invisible Man
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| Amiri Baraka | ... |
Self
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| Stanley Crouch | ... |
Self
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| Henry Louis Gates Jr. | ... |
Self
(as Henry Louis Gates)
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| Toni Morrison | ... |
Self
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Clyde Taylor | ... |
Self
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| Cornel West | ... |
Self
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A'da Alison Woolfolk | ... |
Mattie Lou Trueblood
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Directed by
| Avon Kirkland | ||
| Elise Robertson | ... | (dramatic sequences) |
Written by
| Ralph Ellison | ... | (novel "Invisible Man") |
| Avon Kirkland | ... | (writer) |
| Anne Seidlitz | ... | (contributing writer) |
Produced by
| Laurie Coyle | ... | associate producer |
| Avon Kirkland | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Yanna Kroyt Brandt | ... | line producer |
| Susan Lacy | ... | producer |
Music by
| Marcus Shelby | ||
Cinematography by
| Henry Adebonojo | ||
| Robert Shepard | ... | (as Bobby Shepard) |
| Barry Stone | ||
Editing by
| Ken Schneider | ||
Casting By
| Colman Domingo | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Curran G. Engel | ... | first assistant director |
| Christos Volikakis | ... | second assistant director: Berkeley |
Art Department
| Sean House | ... | prop designer |
| Cindy Mah | ... | on-set dresser |
Sound Department
| Richard Beggs | ... | sound |
Stunts
| Gregory Hoffman | ... | fight director |
Additional Crew
| Jamie Datz | ... | production assistant |
| Paul Lee | ... | researcher |
| Jennifer Marino | ... | production assistant |
| Kenn Rabin | ... | chief archival consultant |
| Christos Volikakis | ... | key production assistant |
| Ami Zins | ... | Film Commissioner / film commissioner: Oakland (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- 1515 Productions Limited
- American Masters Pictures
- American Masters
- Artemis Rising Productions
- Bay Bottom News
- Crew Neck Productions
- DOC Film Institute
- Dakota Group
- DeepFocus Productions Inc.
- Eagle Rock Entertainment
- Eagle Rock Entertainment (produced by)
- High Line Productions
- Historic Music Library
- ITVS International
- KQED Public Broadcasting
- Malpaso Productions
- Merrywidow Films (produced by)
- NGL Studios
- National Black Programming Consortium
- New Images Productions
- On-Screen Entertainment
- Perfect Day Films
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (produced by)
- RPM Television Productions
- Rainy Mountain Media
- Raven Rouge
- Red Envelope Entertainment
- Spy Pond Productions
- Steeplechase Films
- Submarine Entertainment
- Thirteen / WNET
- Thirteen / WNET (produced by)
- Thirteen Productions
- Thirteen for WNET.org
- Thirteen/WNET Communications Group
- Turner Entertainment
- Twin Cities Public Television Inc.
- UnLadyLike Productions (produced by)
- Vision Maker Media
- Vulcan Productions
- Yap Films
Distributors
- Abramorama (2019) (United States) (theatrical)
- Direct Cinema Limited (1986) (United States) (theatrical)
- Imagine Films Distribution (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Longride (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Mirada Distribution (2013) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Musicscreen (2019) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- NFP Distribution (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Soda Pictures (2012) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- 3DD Entertainment (1999) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- A+E Networks (1986) (United States) (video)
- A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- ARTE (2007) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2007) (France) (tv)
- American Masters Pictures (2019) (United States) (tv)
- American Masters (1985) (United States)
- Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Artificial Eye (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Aventi (1985) (France) (tv)
- Aventi (2004) (France) (DVD)
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- BBC Scotland (2011) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- BBC World (2005) (World-wide)
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- BR Fernsehen (2005) (Germany) (tv)
- BR-alpha (2002) (Germany) (tv)
- Bay Bottom News (2008) (World-wide)
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- Blackwood Films (1985) (United States) (tv)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2005) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (1986) (United Kingdom)
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- Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Films for the Humanities and Sciences (1985) (United States)
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- Hit Music Vídeo (1991) (Brazil) (video)
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- Image Forum (2005) (Japan)
- Imagine Film Distribution (IFD) (2012) (Belgium)
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- MDR Fernsehen (2002) (Germany) (tv)
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- Memento Films (2012) (France)
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- Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) (2002) (Germany) (tv)
- Monopole-Pathé (2006) (Switzerland)
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- Nancy Porter Productions (2009) (World-wide) (DVD)
- New Yorker Films (2004) (United States)
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- ORB-Fernsehen (2000) (Germany) (tv)
- Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg (ORB) (2000) (Germany) (tv)
- PBS Distribution (1985) (United States) (tv)
- PBS Home Video (1986) (United States) (video)
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- Pandora Films (1992) (Japan) (tv)
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- Pathé (2006) (France)
- Peter Rosen Productions (1986) (World-wide)
- Pictograph Productions (2010) (World-wide)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1985) (United States) (tv)
- Red Envelope Entertainment (2007) (United States)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2012) (Sweden)
- Strengholt Licensing (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Thirteen / WNET (2005) (United States) (tv)
- Thirteen's American Masters (2015) (United States) (tv)
- Transmission (2012) (Australia)
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- Umbrella Entertainment (2014) (Australia) (DVD)
- Universal Music (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
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- Universal Studios Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
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- VTI Home Vídeo (1992) (Brazil) (video)
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Special Effects
Other Companies
- 30 Second St. (post-production color correction)
- 42 Productions (post-production facilities)
- ABC News Video Source (archive)
- AP Images (archive)
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) (archive)
- Alan Freed Archive (archive)
- American Century Investments (funding)
- American Express (funding)
- Anarchy Post (foley recording)
- Archival Television Audio (archive)
- BBC International (archive)
- BBC Motion Gallery (archive)
- BBC Worldwide Americas (archive)
- BFI Stills, Posters and Designs (archive)
- Bettmann/Corbis (archive)
- Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation (funding)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (archive)
- British Pathe News (archive)
- Budget Film Stock Footage (archive)
- Bygone Bristol (archive)
- CBC Radio (archive)
- CNN Image Source (archive)
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (archive)
- Centurion Films (archive)
- Clip Cafe (archive)
- Cordon Bleu Catering (funding)
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) (funding)
- Critical Past (archive)
- Cuisinart (funding)
- Dadulak Lighting and Camera (camera equipment provided by)
- Delaware Art Museum (archive)
- Dig-It Audio (archive)
- Digital Jungle (post-production facilities)
- DuArt (archive)
- EMK Productions (archive)
- EagleVision Inc. (post-production)
- Erika Goldring Photography (archive)
- FILM Archives (archive)
- Fair Grounds Racing Museum (archive)
- Feury/Grant Entertainment (editing facilities)
- Flavorlab (adr facility)
- Footage File (archive)
- GTV Editorial (editing facilities)
- Getty Images (archive)
- Getty (archive)
- Getty/ITN (archive)
- Giorgio Armani (funding)
- Globalvision (archive)
- Globe Photos (archive)
- HOBO (post-production sound services)
- Hall Webber (Legal Services)
- Handcranked Productions (animation production)
- Haydee Ellis Collection (archive)
- Herb Hardesty Collection (archive)
- ITN Archive (archive)
- Imperial War Museum (archive)
- Jerry Dexter Distribution (archive)
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (archive)
- Kobal Collection (archive)
- Liaison Agency Inc. (archive)
- Library of Congress (archive)
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (archive)
- Library of Moving Images (archive)
- Life Magazine (archive)
- Los Angeles Times (archive)
- MPTV Images (archive)
- Magnum Photos (archive)
- Marjorie Carr Adams Charitable Trust (funding)
- Maryland Humanities Council (funding)
- Mechanism Digital (post-production vfx)
- Michael and Helen Schaefer Foundation (funding)
- Motion Picture and Television Fund (funding)
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (archive)
- NBC News Archives (archive)
- NBC Universal Archives (archive)
- National Archives (archive)
- New York Public Library (archive)
- Oakland Museum History Dept. (archive)
- Oddball Films (archive)
- Park Foundation (funding)
- Photo Fest (archive)
- Photofest (archive)
- Pond5 (archive)
- Producer's Library Service (archive)
- Public Television Viewers (funding)
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- State Library of Louisiana (archive)
- State of Florida Archives (archive)
- String and Can (adr facility)
- Tape House Editorial (colorist)
- Technicolor (dailies)
- The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation (funding)
- The Filson Club (archive)
- The Jules Cahn Collection at the Historic New Orleans Collection (archive)
- The Leone Family Archive (archive)
- The Marilyn M. Simpson Charitable Lead Trusts (funding)
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (funding)
- The National Film Archive (archive)
- The Valley Forge Historical Society (archive)
- Thirteen / WNET (archive)
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- Time Magazine (archive)
- Turner Entertainment (film clips)
- UCLA Film and Television Archive (archive)
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- Universal Studios Archives and Collections (archive)
- Universal Studios Licensing (feature film clips used with the permission of)
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- University of Miami Cuban Heritage Collection (archive)
- University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill (archive)
- University of South Carolina Libraries (archive)
- University of Virginia - Alderman Library Special Collection (archive)
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- Videowerks (additional camera and sound equipment)
- Viewers Like You (funding)
- Viewers Like You (funding)
- Village Voice (archive)
- Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy (funding)
- WPA Film Library (archive)
- WWL TV New Orleans (archive)
- Warner Bros. Stills (archive)
- Wesleyan Cinema Archives (archive)
- William W. Fox Research Library (archive)
- Wonderworks National Endowment for the Arts (funding)
- xyz Pictures (still animation)
Storyline
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An examination of the life and influence of writer Ralph Ellison, whose only novel "Invisible Man" was a watershed work in African-American literature. Dramatic recreations from the novel are featured to complement the perspectives of several major African-American writers and scholars on Ellison's role regarding the continuing issue of race in America; Toni Morrison reads excerpts from Ellison's uncompleted second novel "Juneteenth." Written by scgary66 |
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