Birth of a Movement

Birth of a Movement (2017)

The Battle Against America's First Blockbuster

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2017-02-06
  • User Rating: 6.4/10 from 5 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 57min
  • Language: English
  • Directors: Bestor Cram, Susan Gray.
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Summary

In 1915, Boston-based African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s technically groundbreaking but notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly The Birth of a Nation, unleashing a fight that still rages today about race relations, media representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Birth of a Movement, based on Dick Lehr's book The Birth of a Movement: How Birth of a Nation Ignited the Battle for Civil Rights, captures the backdrop to this prescient clash between human rights, freedom of speech, and a changing media landscape.

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  • Danny Glover

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Spike Lee

    as Self

  • Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

    as Self

  • Reginald Hudlin

    as Self
Writing Kwyn Bader Writer
Writing Dick Lehr Writer
Directing Bestor Cram Director
Directing Susan Gray Director

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