I Am Not Your Negro (2017)

In Raoul Peck's audaciously honest documentary, the commanding voice of Samuel L. Jackson breathes life into the potent words of James Baldwin, an influential African-American writer, poet, and civil rights activist. The film is a riveting exploration of Baldwin's unfinished manuscript, "Remember This House," a stirring testament of America's complex racial history. In 1979, Baldwin penned down his intentions of crafting an intimate and revolutionary narrative, weaving together the lives and untimely assassinations of three of his close friends - Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr. However, at the time of his demise in 1987, only 30 compelling pages of this manuscript had been penned. Peck's film daringly envisions the book James Baldwin could not complete, echoing bitter truths and unmasking centuries of camouflaged or unrepentant racism. Through the insightful lens of Baldwin's prose, it chronicles the intertwined stories of his fallen comrades, painting an earnest portrait of the American past. The film poses unsettling questions - does Baldwin's endeavor to document the despair of the black populace retain its relevance in the present? Are we fated to echo the tragic errors of a dishonorable past? "I Am Not Your Negro" is a bold exploration of these questions, a haunting mirror reflecting the often unspoken realities of racial divide.

I Am Not Your Negro is a documentary movie featuring Samuel L. Jackson.

I Am Not Your Negro is currently streaming for free (ad-supported) on Kanopy and it's also available on Hoopla, Magnolia Selects and Max.

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