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I Am Not Your Negro

  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • 1h 33m
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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.

  • Director
    • Raoul Peck
  • Writers
    • James Baldwin
    • Raoul Peck
  • Stars
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • James Baldwin
    • Martin Luther King
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    23K
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    • Director
      • Raoul Peck
    • Writers
      • James Baldwin
      • Raoul Peck
    • Stars
      • Samuel L. Jackson
      • James Baldwin
      • Martin Luther King
    • 98User reviews
    • 213Critic reviews
    • 95Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 35 wins & 53 nominations total

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

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    8/10
    Brilliant
    I've been on a roll lately with my movie choices. I've seen one delight after another and I get to add this movie to the list.

    I Am Not Your Negro is a documentary based upon the writings of James Baldwin in which the essence is Black-White race relations in the U.S. James was an eloquent writer and speaker so I may be doing him a disservice by summarizing the documentary as such. He'd probably say it was a lot more than that--and it was. In it we got an ode to Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr. These three iconic figures of the Civil Rights era were all killed within five years of each other and none lived to the age of 40.

    There was a lot of riveting and provocative imagery in this documentary and it certainly will not appeal to a lot of people. There are some ugly truths about the American past that we all want to move on from but we'd do well not to forget.

    I loved the film. If for no other reason than being treated to seeing and hearing James Baldwin speak. He was a brilliant and eloquent speaker and I had no clue. One thing mentioned was how Malcolm X, MLK and James Baldwin all had different view points and different approaches to the problems of Black people in America. They all spoke a truth as they had different backgrounds and different outlooks. But what is undeniable is that they all had the uplifting of their people in mind and all three personalities were invaluable to the African American cause.

    This is a documentary that is going to disturb you and wake you up out of your reverie. The film is replete with historical footage and photos as well as recent footage--there are clips as recent as present day Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump--so you can't just relegate the picture to "old news" or "stuff from the past". It is relevant and as James Baldwin alluded to: it is a problem that has to be fixed because the survival of the country depends upon it.
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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
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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