I Am Not Your Negro

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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.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

24K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 36 wins & 53 nominations total

Self
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Martin Luther King

Self
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Malcolm X

Self
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Medgar Evers

Self
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Robert F. Kennedy

Self
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Harry Belafonte

Self
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Paul Weiss

Self
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Dick Cavett

Self
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H. Rap Brown

Self - Black Panther Party
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Bob Dylan

Self
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Leander Perez

Self - White Citizens Council
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Sidney Poitier

Various Roles
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Ray Charles

Self
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Doris Day

Various Roles
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Gary Cooper

Frank Flannagan
(archive footage)

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
All cast & crew
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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 La 89e cérémonie des 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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Featured 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.