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I Am Not Your Negro

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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James Baldwin in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel "Remember This House."
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Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
22K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Raoul Peck
  • Writers
    • James Baldwin(writings)
    • Raoul Peck(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Samuel L. Jackson(voice)
    • James Baldwin(archive footage)
    • Martin Luther King(archive footage)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Raoul Peck
  • Writers
    • James Baldwin(writings)
    • Raoul Peck(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Samuel L. Jackson(voice)
    • James Baldwin(archive footage)
    • Martin Luther King(archive footage)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 95User reviews
    • 212Critic reviews
    • 95Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 33 wins & 52 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Narrationas Narration
    • (voice)
    James Baldwin
    James Baldwin
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Malcolm X
    Malcolm X
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Medgar Evers
    Medgar Evers
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Robert F. Kennedy
    Robert F. Kennedy
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Harry Belafonte
    Harry Belafonte
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Paul Weiss
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Dick Cavett
    Dick Cavett
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    H. Rap Brown
    H. Rap Brown
    • Self - Black Panther Partyas Self - Black Panther Party
    • (archive footage)
    Bob Dylan
    Bob Dylan
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Leander Perez
    • Self - White Citizens Councilas Self - White Citizens Council
    • (archive footage)
    Sidney Poitier
    Sidney Poitier
    • Various Rolesas Various Roles
    • (archive footage)
    Ray Charles
    Ray Charles
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Doris Day
    Doris Day
    • Various Rolesas Various Roles
    • (archive footage)
    Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
    • Frank Flannaganas Frank Flannagan
    • (archive footage)
    Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    • John 'Joker' Jacksonas John 'Joker' Jackson
    • (archive footage)
    Clinton Rosemond
    • Tump Redwine (clip from They Won't Forget (1937))as Tump Redwine (clip from They Won't Forget (1937))
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Raoul Peck
    • Writers
      • James Baldwin(writings)
      • Raoul Peck(scenario)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film is based on James Baldwin's 30-page unfinished manuscript for a novel. In a way, it "finishes" the work by incorporating other interviews and writings by Baldwin, and expanding on the themes through archival footage.
    • Quotes

      James Baldwin: Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it has been faced. History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history. If we pretend otherwise, we literally are criminals.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Oscars (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      The Ballad of Birmingham
      Written by Jerry Moore, Dudley Randall
      © Melody Trails
      Performed by the Tennessee State University Students (2006)
      Music and Arrangement by Bransen Edwards
      Piano by Steve Conn
      Vocals by Santayana Harris & Kameka Word
      Courtesy of Dr. Robert R. Bradley

    User reviews95

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    A must see during the current uprising
    I do not live in the US but I am fascinated by it. I live in the Netherlands where a dutch musician recommended it through social media. Reading James Baldwin's books was already on my to do list and this movie has enticed me even more to dive further in the head of this mastermind. His analysis of the American life is layered and complex but ultimatly comes down to one thing: Are you willing to look at who you really are and are you willing to change to make your society a better place. This movie embodies a universal timeless truth through the mind and creativity of a skillfull genius. A gift to anyone who is open to learn.
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    • mellenweldensei
    • Jun 8, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 17, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
      • Belgium
      • Switzerland
    • Official sites
      • Belgian co-production's official site
      • French distribution's official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Remember This House
    • Production companies
      • Velvet Film
      • Velvet Films
      • Artémis Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,123,919
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $686,378
      • Feb 5, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,345,298
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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