Birth of a Movement

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.

IMDb 7.555min2017

X-Ray13+

Documentary·Cerebral·Touching

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Content advisory: Violencefoul language

Audio languages: English

Subtitles: English [CC]

Directors: Bestor Cram Susan Gray

Producers: Sam Pollard Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Julie Anderson

Starring: Danny Glover

Studio: Northern Lights Productions

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