Birth of a Movement
2017 · Movie · 54 min · ★ 6.4
In 1915, civil rights activist William Monroe Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith's notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly blockbuster The Birth of a Nation, which unleashed a fight still raging today about race relations and representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Includes interviews with Spike Lee, Reginald Hudlin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and DJ Spooky.
Also known as Birth Of A Movement: The Fight to Ban a Controversial Film
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-02-06
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 54 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (5 votes)
Cast & crew
Danny Glover
as Narrator (voice)
Spike Lee
as Self
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
as Self
Reginald Hudlin
as Self
Directed by Bestor Cram, Susan Gray