Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Samuel L. JacksonNarrator (voice)
- James BaldwinSelf (archive footage)
- Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage)
- Malcolm XSelf (archive footage)
- Medgar EversSelf (archive footage)
- Robert F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
- Harry BelafonteSelf (archive footage)
- Paul WeissSelf (archive footage)
- Dick CavettSelf (archive footage)
- H. Rap BrownSelf - Black Panther Party (archive footage)
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The Guardian
It is a striking work of storytelling. By assembling the scattered images and historical clips suggested by Baldwin’s writing, I Am Not Your Negro is a cinematic séance, and one of the best movies about the civil rights era ever made. - 100
Variety
Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro is the rare movie that might be called a spiritual documentary. - 100
Village Voice
Readers of Baldwin’s work already know that it’s as timely and relevant today as it was when he wrote it decades ago. I Am Not Your Negro powerfully highlights this point for today. - 100
Time Out
Masterfully addressing the American racial divide, past and present, director Raoul Peck’s six-years-in-the-making documentary, I Am Not Your Negro, is a galvanizing, ominous film, thrumming with a sense of history repeating itself. - 100
Los Angeles Times
What makes I Am Not Your Negro a mesmerizing cinematic experience, smart, thoughtful and disturbing, goes well beyond words. - 100
The Guardian
It is a striking work of storytelling. By assembling the scattered images and historical clips suggested by Baldwin’s writing, I Am Not Your Negro is a cinematic séance, and one of the best movies about the civil rights era ever made. - 100
Variety
Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro is the rare movie that might be called a spiritual documentary. - 100
Village Voice
Readers of Baldwin’s work already know that it’s as timely and relevant today as it was when he wrote it decades ago. I Am Not Your Negro powerfully highlights this point for today.