Malcolm X
May 24, 1972James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.
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Louis Farrakhan
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Reincarnated
Nov 11, 2012L'évolution en tant qu'artiste est souvent ce qui sépare les légendes des plus banales. Après avoir été fortement influencé par son expérience en Jamaïque - et par son changement de nom ultérieur de Snoop Dogg à Snoop Lion -, le showman de la LBC prépare son dernier album, Reincarnated, imprégné de reggae. Dans le cadre de ce processus, VICE a suivi Snoop dans la nation insulaire alors qu'il enregistrait diverses chansons avec le soutien de Diplo, Ariel Reichtshaid et Dre Skull du major Lazer. Fatigué de ce que le rap lui a fourni, le documentaire révèle la renaissance et l'inspiration de son dernier projet.
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HyperNormalisation
Oct 25, 2016Dans le film, Adam Curtis avance que depuis les années 1970, les gouvernements, la finance et les utopistes technologiques ont abandonné la complexité du "monde réel" et ont construit un simple "monde factice" qui est géré par les entreprises et maintenu stable par les politiciens.
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Solidarity
Jan 01, 1992Solidarity follows pioneering New Zealand rappers Upper Hutt Posse after they're invited to the United States by the Nation of Islam. They perform signature song 'E Tū' — about Māori resistance against oppression — and take their message of justice to Detroit community station WDTR. In New York, UHP are interviewed by veteran DJ Imhotep Gary Bryd. Later they meet Abiodun Oyewole, from rap pioneers The Last Poets. This is a street level view of urban artists spreading a message of Indigenous and Black unity, and social justice. Solidarity was directed by Rongotai Lomas and UHP lead vocalist Dean Hapeta.
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Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
Aug 12, 2020The 30-year legacy of the murder of black teenager Yusuf Hawkins by a group of young white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, as his family and friends reflect on the tragedy and the subsequent fight for justice that inspired and divided New York City.
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The Trials of Muhammad Ali
Aug 23, 2013Brash boxer Cassius Clay burst into the American consciousness in the early 1960s, just ahead of the Civil Rights movement. His transformation into the spiritually enlightened heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali is legendary, but this religious awakening also led to a bitter legal battle with the U.S. government after he refused to serve in the Vietnam War. This film reveals the perfect storm of race, religion and politics that shaped one of the most recognizable figures in sports history.
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Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson
Feb 12, 1993Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.
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The film expresses the history of oppression, discrimination, violence and hate in America. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
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The Hate That Hate Produced
Jul 17, 1959A television documentary about Black Nationalism in America, focusing on the Nation of Islam and, to a lesser extent, the United African Nationalist Movement.
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Let's Change the World - Reflections
Jan 01, 1970For nearly 63 years but particularly over the last 40, most of the world has known and witnessed the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan as a polarizing figure to his enemies and detractors but as a divine leader, teacher, guide, freedom fighter and principled man of God to the rest of humanity.
Journeys in Black: Minister Louis Farrakhan
Jan 01, 1970In an in-depth interview, controversial political activist and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan talks candidly about the major moments in his life. From his childhood to the present, Farrakhan discusses his work, family, influences and more. Whether they regard him as an inspirational leader or a dangerous enemy, viewers can decide for themselves what Farrakhan is really like with this balanced program.
Shut Up and Dribble
Nov 17, 2018An inside look at the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political environment, through the lens of the NBA.
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