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I Am Not Your Negro 2016

This powerful documentary brings James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript to life, exploring his reflections on race in America. Director Raoul Peck combines Baldwin's words with archival footage and insightful interviews, focusing on the lives and legacies of civil rights icons Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr. The film offers a searing and timely examination of racial injustice and the ongoing fight for equality.

This powerful documentary brings James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript to life, exploring his reflections on race in America. Director Raoul Peck combines Baldwin's words with archival footage and insightful interviews, focusing on the lives and legacies of civil rights icons Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr. The film offers a searing and timely examination of racial injustice and the ongoing fight for equality.

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95

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5.4

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99%

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83%

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IMDb

7.9 /10

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77

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Letterboxd

4.2

From 121 fan ratings

Movie Insider

3.43/5

From 7 fan ratings

Awards & Nominations for I Am Not Your Negro

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71st British Academy Film Awards 2018

Raoul Peck
Win

Best Documentary

Raoul Peck

89th Academy Awards 2017

Nomination

Documentary (Feature)

69th Directors Guild of America Awards 2017

Raoul Peck
Nomination

Documentaries

Raoul Peck

32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards 2017

Nomination

Best Documentary Feature

2016 Toronto International Film Festival Awards 2016

Raoul Peck
Win

People's Choice Award: Documentaries

Raoul Peck

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african american historycivil rightspolice brutalityafrican americanracismarchive footagereference to james baldwinprotestneo nazipolice violenceslaveryassassination1960swhite powerintellectualcivil rights movementrace relationsreference to medgar eversreference to malcolm xamerican culturesocial discontentgay interestgaypolitical radical1950sriotamerican historyintegrationhatredsocial commentaryprejudicebigotrycivil unrestracist copsubjugationpolitical repressionprotest demonstrationcivil disobedienceracist mobwhite supremacyreference to robert f. kennedyreference to lorraine hansburyracial slurreference to barack obamaexploitationeconomic exploitationworker exploitationexploitation of laborchattel slaveryoppression

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Remember This House Je ne suis pas votre nègre Eu Não Sou Seu Negro Ben Senin Zencin Değilim No soy un negrata Nem vagyok a négered! 我不是你的黑鬼 Аз не съм твоят негър Nie jestem twoim murzynem Δεν Είμαι ο Νέγρος σου אני לא הכושי שלכם Я вам не негр 아이 엠 낫 유어 니그로 私はあなたのニグロではない Nisem tvoj zamorec No soc el teu negre Eu nu sunt negrul tău

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