I Am Not Your Negro
Documentary
An examination of race relations in America using the words of the writer and social critic, James Baldwin.
"I Am Not Your Negro" is a provocative documentary, an intense portrait of the author and his ideals. The connections made between the past and present are eye-opening. The depictions of racial stereotypes drawn from archival cinema footage are equal parts familiar and horrifying, bringing messages of inequality home with a wallop. The observations of the social commentator are intelligently made and so incisive that they resound with as much relevance today as when originally recorded. Enough is enough.
Anne MurphyMIFF 2017
Madman Entertainment 94 mins