The film questions whether the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the Black community, and American society more widely, and examines the notion of Black power itself. Greaves interviewed major Black leaders, such as Franklin Thomas, Clifton Wharton Jr., Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Lerone Bennett Jr. to present a candid take on issues within the African American community, revealing wider societal problems in America at large.
세상에서 가장 평화로웠던 혁명이 끝나고 10년 후 뉴욕. 집권 여당인 사회당은 느릿느릿 진행되는 개혁에 박차를 가하기 위해 사람들에게 굳게 단결할 것을 요구한다. 한편, 여성단체는 이러한 요구에 불만이 많다. 늘어나는 거리폭력과 강간사태를 막기 위해 자경단이 조직되고, "여성의 군대"라는 활동 단체는 여성의 실직에 반대하는 투쟁을 지지하고 나선다. 그 과정에서 여성 문제에 대한 홍보가 필요함을 느낀 여성의 군대는 두 개의 언더그라운드 라디오 방송국에 접근한다. 감시와 체포가 빈번하게 행해지며 극이 클라이 맥스를 향해 갈수록 서로 뭉칠 수 없는 듯 보이던 여성단체들이 공통된 목적을 위해 함께하기 시작한다. (2017년 제19회 서울국제여성영화제)
Utitlising humour, fantasy, animation, poetry and theatrics, Hochman and her crew challenge the male establishment for ignoring the first meeting of the National Women's Political Caucus and Shirley Chisholm's bid for US vice-president.
Barney owns the last working farm in Manhattan. For various reasons, city officials have decided to close it down. A special event is planned to raise awareness and money to keep it running.
At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Initially, his intention is to evict the black tenants and convert the building into a posh flat. But Elgar is not one to be bound by yesterday's urges, and soon he has other thoughts on his mind.
Black Roots is the fourth feature-length film produced and directed by American independent filmmaker Lionel Rogosin. The film gathers a number of African American folk and blues musicians in a room, where they share stories and songs about the black experience in America.
