Birth of a Movement
The Battle Against America's First Blockbuster
2017 | 57m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Bestor Cram, Susan Gray |
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| Writer: | Kwyn Bader, Dick Lehr |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 06, 2017 |
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| Director: | Bestor Cram, Susan Gray |
| Writer: | Kwyn Bader, Dick Lehr |
| Genres: | Documentary |
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Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 07, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Danny Glover | Narrator (voice) |
| Spike Lee | Self |
| Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Self |
| Reginald Hudlin | Self |
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| Bestor Cram | Director |
| Susan Gray | Director |
| Kwyn Bader | Writer |
| Dick Lehr | Writer |
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