I Am Not Your Negro

Series/Themes: From Page to Screen, Political and Social Issues, Spotlight Screenings

Genre: Documentaries

Film Year: 2016

Locations: USA

Film Length: 95 min.

Director: Raoul Peck

Featuring: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin.

Preceded by the short film W. W. Yen (7 min.)

Based on the text of Remember This House, James Baldwin’s final, unfinished novel, this documentary is a reflection on what it means to be Black in America. Focused around the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr., I Am Not Your Negro uses archival footage of the civil rights and Black Power movements to explore the racial violence that continues to permeate American culture. Tying past and present together, the film narrates the absurd—and deeply tragic—relationship between the United States and skin color. Introduction by Claudrena Harold

Supported by the UVA Office for Diversity and Equity

Sunday, November 6
5:00 PM
UVA : Culbreth Theatre
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Preceded by the short film W. W. Yen (7 min.)

Based on the text of Remember This House, James Baldwin’s final, unfinished novel, this documentary is a reflection on what it means to be Black in America. Focused around the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr., I Am Not Your Negro uses archival footage of the civil rights and Black Power movements to explore the racial violence that continues to permeate American culture. Tying past and present together, the film narrates the absurd—and deeply tragic—relationship between the United States and skin color. Introduction by Claudrena Harold

Supported by the UVA Office for Diversity and Equity

 UVA : Culbreth Theatre Virginia Film Festival info@virginiafilmfestival.org

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