James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin was an African-American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son, explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th-century America, and their inevitable if unnameable tensions.
I Am Not Your Negro
as Self (archive footage)Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a...
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive Footage)An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of...
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Mr. SOUL!
as Self (archival footage)On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem...
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King,...
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James Baldwin Abroad
as HimselfShowcasing three short films by American writer James Baldwin, wherein he muses about race,...
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Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)A feature-length documentary starring Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her unique take on...
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De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
as SelfThrough clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil...
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Madonna: Madame X
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Filmed in Lisbon, Portugal, the film captures the pop icon’s rare and rapturous tour...
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The Statue of Liberty
as Self - WriterFor more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for...
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The Madding Crowd
as Self (archive footage)"A great many conundrums." An assemblage of found footage.
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James Baldwin: From Another Place
as SelfIn Istanbul, American writer James Baldwin muses about race, the American fascination with...
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Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris
as SelfIn 1970, a British film crew set out to make a straightforward literary portrait of James...
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Baldwin's Nigger
as HimselfJames Baldwin and Dick Gregory discuss the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s Great Britain.
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I Heard It Through the Grapevine
as uncreditedRenowned Black writer James Baldwin retraces his time in the South during the Civil Rights...
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James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
as Self (archive footage)James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for...
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Target: St. Louis Vol. 1
as Archive FootageTARGET ST. LOUIS Vol. 1© tells the story of how the United State Military conducted secret...
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James Baldwin, A Stranger In The Village
as SelfJames Baldwin, a stranger in a Swiss village in 1962, reflects on ordinary and universal racism.
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A Person Is More Important Than Anything Else
as Himself (Archival Footage)"A person is more important than anything else…," is driven by the cadence and intonation of...
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Take This Hammer
as SelfTake This Hammer features KQED's mobile film unit following author and activist James Baldwin in...
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Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley
as HimselfThe Cambridge Union Society debates the motion "Has the American Dream Been Achieved at the...
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i ran from it and was still in it
as Self (voice) (archive footage)I ran from it and was still in it poetically interweaves personal family memories with original...
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The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...
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Explained
as Self (archive footage)This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, explain some of the world's current...
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Bobby Kennedy for President
as Self (archive footage)Historic footage and leading voices of the era examine the "Bobby Phenomenon" of the 1960s and...
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I Remember Harlem
as selfWilliam Miles’s landmark epic documents the early settlement of the Village of Harlem in the...
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