Martin Luther King Jr.

A look at British actor David Oyelowo's journey to playing Civil Rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Ava DuVernay's acclaimed 2014 biopic Selma, based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches.

"Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight" covers renowned American artist Betye Saar’s large-scale work “Drifting Toward Twilight”—recently commissioned by The Huntington— a site-specific installation that features a 17-foot-long vintage wooden canoe and found objects, including birdcages, antlers, and natural materials harvested by Saar from The Huntington’s grounds. This film captures the artist's process in preparation for her upcoming exhibition, while also homaging Betye's life and work throughout her career. We are producing this project in collaboration with Betye's studio, Roberts Project, and Sola Saar Augusston, granddaughter of Betye and co-curator of the exhibit for the Huntington Museum. It will be exhibited in an annex next to the artist's piece within the Huntington's Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art.

In a last-ditch effort to save earth, a man sacrifices himself and is forced to relive a series of suppressed memories that become smeared by the detonation of a stellar bomb. This paranormal explosion of thoughts begin to blur the lines between reality and fiction; the only way out is forward.

Jeffery Robinson's talk on the history of U.S. anti-Black racism, with archival footage and interviews.

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.

No person has transformed a race’s social standing as Martin Luther King Jr. He transcended racial barriers, But the quest for equality came with consequences. 1968. April 4th. A day that changed the landscape of society forever.

Документальный фильм, рассказывающий о масштабной слежке ФБР за Мартином Лютером Кингом мл. Благодаря недавно рассекреченным документам удалось узнать, что ФБР преследовало активистов, которые боролись за права чернокожего населения в США.

Writer, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer John Meacham offers his timely and invaluable insights into the country’s current political and historical moment by examining its past. Based on his 2018 bestseller of the same name.

Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having as base the European invasion of the continent, police violence, the genocide of the black people, the massacre of indigenous peoples, religious violence, the criminalization of funk music, structural racism in art and education, the importance of quota policy and the need urgent historical repair as a commitment by the Brazilian state to the black people.

The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his continuing crusade for racial and social equality. The documentary illuminates the 80-year-old Congressman’s life as it chronicles the moments on the extraordinary journey that have shaped his place in history and make him such a galvanizing figure today as protests circle the globe. Lewis’ schedule has increased ten-fold as he has become the go-to figure for TV news shows, podcasts and newspapers and magazines from the Washington Post to Vanity Fair, commenting on and leading the way forward through today’s worldwide protests and demonstrations.

The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his continuing crusade for racial and social equality. The documentary illuminates the 80-year-old Congressman’s life as it chronicles the moments on the extraordinary journey that have shaped his place in history and make him such a galvanizing figure today as protests circle the globe. Lewis’ schedule has increased ten-fold as he has become the go-to figure for TV news shows, podcasts and newspapers and magazines from the Washington Post to Vanity Fair, commenting on and leading the way forward through today’s worldwide protests and demonstrations.

In a collection of intimate interviews with some of America's most provocative black conservative thinkers, Uncle Tom takes a unique look at being black in America. Featuring media personalities, ministers, civil rights activists, veterans, and a self-employed plumber, the film explores their personal journeys of navigating the world as one of America's most misunderstood political and cultural groups: The American Black Conservative. In this eye-opening film from Director Justin Malone and Executive Producer Larry Elder, Uncle Tom examines self-empowerment, individualism and rejecting the victim narrative. Uncle Tom shows us a different perspective of American History from this often ignored and ridiculed group.

Ветераны войны во Вьетнаме возвращаются в далёкие джунгли, чтобы вновь обрести себя. Оказавшись в знакомой среде, где много лет назад им грозила постоянная опасность, они надеются спасти своего сбившегося с пути товарища.

John F Kennedy was one of America's greatest presidents. He was the voice of the people who was a natural public speaker and a cool calm figure in front of the cameras. His influence helped push America through the most dangerous moments of the cold war, diffusing what could have been world nuclear destruction. But in November 1963, his life would come to a devastating end through the hands of an assassin. But who would kill one of the most popular presidents? Why was he a target? Join us as we investigate the life and career of JFK and ask the question...Who was really behind the killing of JFK?

For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.

"England 79" - 17 scenes from Great Britain the winter of discontent, 1979.

For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on archival footage, the film interrogates the interrogator, tracking Wallace's storied career and troubled personal life while unpacking how broadcast journalism evolved to today’s precarious tipping point.

Thoughts of a diversity of public and private citizens on the virtues of democracy, its faults, its decadence, its fall and the rise of populism.

He counseled presidents and popes, served on corporate boards and infuriated Richard Nixon. He was one of the only friends to whom Ann Landers turned for advice. During his 35 years as president of the University of Notre Dame, Theodore Hesburgh became one of the most influential and inspiring people of the 20th century.

In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a travel guide and a survival manual, to help African-Americans navigate safe those regions of the United States where segregation and Jim Crow laws were disgracefully applied.

How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.

A democracy should protect its most vulnerable citizens, but increasingly the United States is failing to do so. This investigation blends the insights of experts with the experiences of citizens of the Rust Belt in the Midwest where the steel industry once flourished, but where closures and outsourcing have left urban areas desolate. It is here where Donald Trump finds some of his most fervent supporters.

"Rigged" shows viewers just what Republicans did – and continue to do – from creating new barriers to voter registration, to purging American citizens from the voting rolls without notice, to new and deliberate impediments to casting a vote. In addition, the film shows how GOP activists developed an elaborate but false narrative of widespread voter fraud in order to justify the necessity for new and draconian voting restrictions.

The Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the May events in France, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy, the Prague Spring, the Chicago riots, the Mexico Summer Olympics, the presidential election of Richard Nixon, the Apollo 8 space mission, the hippies and the Yippies, Bullitt and the living dead. Once upon a time the year 1968.

National Geographic documentary on Martin Luther King Jr. helps drive change in the United States in the face of bitter opposition, not least from opponents within the U.S. government; King is subjected to a fierce campaign of intimidation by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI.

This feature documentary deeply explores Dr. King, his experience, his legacy and the Movement at large through key events – The Montgomery Bus Boycott, The Birmingham Campaign, March on Washington, the Selma Movement and Assassination and Legacy.

On the anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, Sir Trevor McDonald travels to the Deep South of America to get closer to the man who meant so much to him.

Фильм рассказывает о закулисье жизни лауреата Нобелевской премии мира Мартине Лютере Кинге и показывает совершенно иную точку зрения на его характер. Для одних он — воплощение упорства и пламенный борец за равноправие. Для соратников — обычный человек со своими терзаниями. Основа документальной картины — интервью с теми, кто был с героем незадолго до его убийства. Фильм включает в себя уникальные архивные материалы, а также записи телефонных разговоров с президентом США Линдоном Джонсоном.

An intimate portrait of Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee, tracing his remarkable ascent from a young Boston boy stricken with polio to the one of the most pioneering and consequential journalistic figures of the 20th century.

Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.

Глубокий и провокационный взгляд на волнения в Лос-Анджелесе 1992 года, исследующий корни гражданских беспорядков в Калифорнии и отношения между афроамериканцами и полицией Лос-Анджелеса.

An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose original, avant-garde work has impacted and influenced people all over the world. A story about music's ability to entertain, inspire and transform.

История расизма в США сквозь призму воспоминаний Джеймса Болдуина о борцах за гражданские права: Медгаре Эверсе, Малкольме Иксе и Мартине Лютере Кинге. Также лента содержит наблюдения Болдуина на тему американской истории.

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

Historian Andrew Cohen discusses Robert Drew's 1963 documentary Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment.

A look at the War on Terror and the threat it's causing to our civil liberties and political discourse. Academy Award nominee James Cromwell presents Janek Ambros' directorial debut. The feature doc tackles the War on Terror's impact on civil liberties and the strange coalition it's creating between the progressive left and libertarian right. The doc examines the NSA, drones, the war on journalism and other encroachments on civil liberties started by the Bush era and expanded by the Democratic establishment.

История, представляющая понятие мира, в котором все одинаково ценны, и неважно будь то человек, животное или дерево. Это мир, который не опирается на противоположности, а мир, который воспринимается только как единое целое.

Investigates the reasons North Carolina, long seen as the most progressive state in the South, became home to the largest Klan organization in the country, with more members than all the other Southern states combined, during the 1960s.

In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created freedom schools, and established the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Fifty years later, eyewitness accounts and never-before-seen archival material tell their story. Not all of them would make it through.

Speech-making is the art of persuasion. Well-honed rhetoric appeals not just to the mind, but to the heart and, deeper down, in the guts. Examining the speeches that provoked radical change, surprised pundits or shocked listeners, poet Simon Armitage dissects what makes a perfect speech. Simon gets the inside story behind some of the famous speeches of the modern age, talking to Tony Blair's speechwriter, to Earl Spencer on his controversial address at his sister's funeral and the woman who challenged the rioters in Hackney. We hear how Peter Tatchell confronted the BNP, Paul Boateng on how Enoch Powell's divisive speech personally affected him as a child, and Colonel Tim Collins, whose charge was to motivate his troops on the eve of the Iraq war. Simon discusses the nuts and bolts of speech writing with Vincent Franklin, aka the blue-sky thinking guru Stuart Pearson from The Thick of It, and gets tips on powerful delivery from actor Charles Dance.

Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The film tells the story of how the march for jobs and freedom began, speaking to the people who organised and participated in it. Using rarely seen archive footage the film reveals the background stories surrounding the build up to the march as well as the fierce opposition it faced from the JFK administration, J Edgar Hoover's FBI and widespread claims that it would incite racial violence, chaos and disturbance. The film follows the unfolding drama as the march reaches its ultimate triumphs, gaining acceptance from the state, successfully raising funds and in the end, organised and executed peacefully.

In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?

Relive an unspeakable tragedy detailed with unforgettable images, videos, and recordings only recently rediscovered.

Filmmaker Rory Kennedy interviews her mother, Ethel Kennedy, who discusses family, marriage and politics.

В течение всей жизни Джон Эдгар Гувер поднимался к вершинам власти, чтобы стать самым могущественным человеком в Америке. Будучи главой Федерального бюро расследований, он ни перед чем не останавливался, чтобы защитить свою страну. Пережив восемь президентов и три войны, Гувер вел сражения с угрозами как реальными, так и надуманными, зачастую нарушая правила, чтобы уберечь сограждан от опасности. Он был безжалостен и был героем, причем одновременно; мир восхищался им, что было для него самой желанной, пусть и не материальной, наградой. «Дж. Эдгар» глазами самого Гувера показывает нам его частную и общественную жизнь и отношения с окружающими человека, который мог с тем же успехом исказить правду, с каким он защищал ее в течение всей своей жизни, посвященной воплощению его собственной идеи

2012: Time For Change is a documentary feature that presents ways to transform our unsustainable society into a regenerative planetary culture. This can be achieved through a personal and global change of consciousness and the systemic implementation of ecological design.

The wildly disparate yet fatefully entwined stories of assassin James Earl Ray and his target, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Канадский документальный фильм 2009 года, снятый режиссером Кри Нилом Даймондом, Кэтрин Бейнбридж и Иеремией Хейсом, в котором исследуется изображение коренных американцев в кино. Рил индеец иллюстрирован отрывками из классических и современных изображений коренных жителей в голливудских фильмах и интервью с режиссерами, актерами и историками кино, в то время как режиссер Даймонд путешествует по Соединенным Штатам, чтобы посетить знаковые места в кино, а также историю американских индейцев.

Эта история любви закончилась громким «разводом». Фильм исследует первопричины мирового финансового кризиса, рассказывает о манипулировании деньгами американских налогоплательщиков. Обличает банки и корпорации, топ-менеджеров и политиков, совершивших, по словам режиссёра «самый большой грабёж в истории своей страны».

Broadcast journalist Tavis Smiley hits the road in 2008 with friends Cornel West, BeBe Winans and other prominent African Americans to explore the contemporary experiences of black men and to ask them: "What do you stand for?" Set against Barack Obama's rise to presidential power, Smiley and his fellow travelers offer diverse perspectives on African Americans' soul music, historic struggle for equality, current race relations and more.

As with the plot to frame Lee Harvey Oswald, the verdict on Robert Kennedy's murder was decided even before the case went to court. A lone, deranged assassin has always been the best way to explain away, and distract attention from, much more intricate conspiracies. This landmark documentary summarizes the best evidence that has ever emerged, contradicting the official story of Robert Kennedy's assassination. While sold by the corporate media as an open and shut case against "Palestinian radical" Sirhan Sirhan, this riveting film presents meticulously researched evidence, by several independent investigators, exposing outrageous procedure violations, blatant forgeries, and unexplained dismissals on the part of the authorities, revealing a world-class cover-up.

On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that ripped other cities apart after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

A new investigative documentary exploring the controversies surrounding the assassination of Bobby Kennedy on June 5, 1968 as he looked set to challenge Nixon for the White House. Munir Sirhan tells how his brother Sirhan has never been able to remember the shooting. Sandra Serrano speaks for the first time in forty years about the girl in the polka-dot dress fleeing the scene, yelling "We shot him! We shot him!" And Dr. Herbert Spiegel of Columbia University describes how Sirhan was hypnotically programmed to kill Robert Kennedy.

The well-known but out-of-luck actor Jan Uuspõld sets out to hitchhike from Tallinn through Estonia to Tartu.

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War documents the work Martin Luther King did in attempting to bring peace to people during the turmoil of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement. The film includes interviews with contemporaries such as Jesse Jackson, and military experts like Colin Powell.

A look at the role of the Buckeye State in the 2004 Presidential Election.

Документальный фильм о нескольких годах из жизни легендарного Боба Дилана.

Documentary about the final five, turbulent years in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King. The story begins at the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963, when a 34-year-old preacher galvanized millions with his dream for an America free of racism and comes to a bloody end five years later on a motel balcony in Memphis. King has since become a mythic figure, an activist whose works and image are more hotly contested, negotiated and sold than almost anyone else's in American history. (Storyville)

Документальный фильм, показывающий истинное лицо корпораций от момента зарождения до нынешних дней.

Oscar nominated documentary short from 2002

Название фильма переводится с языка хопи «война, как образ жизни». Необычность этого языка в том, что он, в частности, не различает категорий времени и множественного числа. (ХОПИ — индейский народ общей численностью 6 тыс. чел, проживающий на территории США.) В последней части трилогии – "Накойкаци", название которой означает "жизнь как война" – представляемой Стивеном Содербергом, Годфри Реджио исследует новую визуальную территорию, оказываясь среди образов продвинутых технологий и цифровой обработки, которые он называет "возрожденными образами". В отличие от предыдущих фильмов, в картине "Накойкаци" мало натурных съемок, вместо этого используется метод, названный режиссером "образ как место действия".

A Huey P. Newton Story is a 2001 film directed by Spike Lee. It is a filmed performance of Roger Guenveur Smith's one-man show of the same name. Smith sits in a chair on a stage and tells about the past, mostly dealing with Huey P. Newton's life and times.

Fists of Freedom examines one of the 20th century’s most memorable moments — the dramatic “Black Power” demonstration of American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the victory stand at the 1968 Summer games in Mexico City. Using rare footage, archival photos and interviews with key figures from the era, revisit a pivotal event in American history.

A revealing portrait of the private life and inner struggles of Martin Luther King Junior, champion of non-violent protest and martyr of the Civil Rights Movement. The film tells the story of Dr. King’s childhood and formative years, his early triumphs for Civil Rights and his personal sacrifices, his wilderness years and his rise to international prominence.

On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.

In only 15 minutes with some 30 people Jane Elliott manages to build up a realistic microcosmos of society today with all its phenomena and feelings. As already known from the ill reputed Milgram experiment, even participants who knew the "rules" are unable to remain uninvolved. What starts as a game turns into cruel reality which causes some participants' emotions to erupt with unforeseen intensity

Using government documents, archive footage and direct interviews with activists and former FBI/CIA officers, All Power to the People documents the history of race relations and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States during the 1960s and 70s. Covering the history of slavery, civil-rights activists, political assassinations and exploring the methods used to divide and destroy key figures of movements by government forces, the film then contrasts into Reagan-Era events, privacy threats from new technologies and the failure of the “War on Drugs”, forming a comprehensive view of the goals, aspirations and ultimate demise of the Civil Rights Movement…

Documentary film focuses on the Civil Rights leader's many groundbreaking accomplishments. Footage covers Dr. King's war on poverty and his staunch opposition to the Vietnam War. Also included is his stirring "I Have a Dream" speech.

Впечатляющая сага о чернокожем лидере Малкольме Иксе. Он начинал в Гарлеме как гангстер, погрязал в пороке, но попав в тюрьму, очистился от скверны под влиянием идей ислама. Очень детальный и достоверный показ всех перипетий жизни и борьбы Малкольма Икса с расизмом, коррупцией, беззаконием, предательством в стане единомышленников.

DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's assault on society. You'll see the gruesome aftermath of mob reprisals, public executions and international terrorism. DEATH SCENES II uniquely ushers the brave and curious into a spellbinding trip through the reality that is our world today.

Классический фильм об известном американском музыканте и секс-символе Джиме Моррисоне, его легендарной группе «Дорз» и славных шестидесятых. Это были годы небывалого стремления к свободе и ошеломляющей популярности рок-н-ролла. Его идолы возводились на пьедестал, поклонялись и подражали. «Дорз» и их раскованная, пьянящая музыка стали символом поколения.

В Атланте, в богатом квартале, живет пожилая дама — мисс Дэйзи. Ей уже трудно водить машину самой, и сын присылает к ней шофера — чернокожего Хоука Колберна.Вскоре новый водитель становится ближайшим другом и советчиком своей хозяйки, что вызывает волну возмущения у соседей, враждебно настроенных по отношению к чернокожим.

Смесь видеозаписей живых концертов Майкла Джексона и ряда художественных сцен с ним, как главным героем. Сюда вошли некоторые из лучших видеоклипов Майкла, отснятых во время мирового турне с альбомом «Bad», а также видео «Smooth Criminal» с сюжетной линией в стиле «фэнтэзи». Вся история рассказана посредством музыки\танца и полна спецэффектов.

Personal comments from family, friends, and advisors fill this remarkable documentary honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King joins the Reverend Ralph Abernathy, Julian Bond, Jimmy Carter, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Senator Edward Kennedy, John Lewis, Bishop Desmond Tutu, and Andrew Young, who recall Dr. King's career and trace his leadership in the civil rights movement. Includes portions of his "I Have a Dream" speech.

Walter Williams critiques the war on poverty, schooling, and more in this public television documentary based on Walter Williams' book 'The State Against Blacks'.

A documentary of the decline of America. Featuring footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much-much more.

Во втором фильме автор рассказывает о борьбе негров за право чувствовать себя равными со всеми гражданами США. Комментарий мэра Каира, одного из городов на американском юге, о подавлении восставших, о жесточайших способах борьбы с протестующими афроамериканцами. Выступление Джесси Джексона. Комментарий Джесси Джексона об организации, борющейся за права чернокожих. Комментарии жительниц города Джексона столицы штата Миссисипи о степени умственного развития белых и черных. Рассказ о Ку-клукс-клане, о Роберте Шелтоне - главе Ку-клукс-клана. Комментарий Р. Шелтона о решении негритянской проблемы в США. Выступление американского певца и драматического актера Поля Робсона, его комментарий. Кадры Олимпиад, победы на соревнованиях чернокожих спортсменов. О расправах над негритянскими организациями. О поддержке афроамериканцев и борьбе против расизма высказаваются вдова американского писателя Эрнеста Хэмингуэя Мэри и американский ученый Генри Винстон. 1973 год.

A 1964-1973 Retrospective for homecoming POWs.

Фильм о Гарольде Ханте, именуемом "самым страшным человеком Америки".

Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the Civil Rights movement. Rare footage of King's speeches, protests, and arrests are interspersed with scenes of other high-profile supporters and opponents of the cause, punctuated by heartfelt testimonials by some of Hollywood's biggest stars.

This is a montage of different images from the JFK, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy triumphs and assassinations, all three events being observed by Lyndon Johnson as the dark figure who is plotting the anti-black rights movement.

Report on the nature of "Black Power," and how it can be effectively used. Interviews with Martin Luther King, SNCC head Stokely Carmichael, Floyd McKissick of CORE, and Charles Evers. Reporter is Sander Vanocur.

Двадцатидвухлетняя Лена желает узнать все, что можно, о жизни современного общества. Она занимается моральными, социальными, политическими и эротическими исследованиями окружающего мира. Она представляет, как разговаривает с Мартином Лютером Кингом, участвует в демонстрации против войны во Вьетнаме, берет интервью у прохожих на улицах Стокгольма, а сама в это время продолжает крутить роман с женатым мужчиной, Бёрье, продавцом машин.

The struggle for civil rights has been one of the most important issues of American life for the last fifty years. In August of 1963, groups from all over the country journeyed to Washington D.C. for a massive demonstration, and this film is a fascinating document of this event. Celebrated filmmaker Haskell Wexler ("Medium Cool") traveled with the San Francisco delegation, photographing and conversing candidly with the participants. He has succeeded admirably in capturing the significance and drama of this historic trip.

The March, also known as The March to Washington, is a 1964 documentary film by James Blue about the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. It was made for the Motion Picture Service unit of the United States Information Agency for use outside the United States – the 1948 Smith-Mundt Act prevented USIA films from being shown domestically without a special act of Congress. In 1990 Congress authorized these films to be shown in the U.S. twelve years after their initial release. In 2008, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (Wikipedia)

This film explores freedom of speech in the United States of America

The historic interview that stopped JFK in his tracks...

Integration Report 1, Madeline Anderson's trailblazing debut, was the first known documentary by an African American female director. With tenacity, empathy and skill, Anderson assembles a vital record of desegregation efforts around the country in 1959 and 1960, featuring footage by documentary legends Albert Maysles and Richard Leacock and early Black cameraman Robert Puello, singing by Maya Angelou, and narration by playwright Loften Mitchell. Anderson fleetly moves from sit-ins in Montgomery, Alabama to a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington, D.C. to a protest of the unprosecuted death in police custody of an unarmed Black man in Brooklyn, capturing the incredible reach and scope of the civil rights movement, and working with this diverse of footage, as she would later say, “like an artist with a palette using different colors.”