I Am Not Your Negro

Feb 17 2017 PG-13 1h 33m
Documentary

Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.

Plot

In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin's death in 1987, he left behind only 30 completed pages of this manuscript. Filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished.

Written by

James Baldwin, Raoul Peck

Directed by

Raoul Peck

Production Countries

United States of America, France, Belgium

Production Companies

Velvet Film, RTS, Shelter Prod, ARTE, RTBF, Independent Lens

Languages

English, Français

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 36 wins & 53 nominations total

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