I Am Not Your Negro
documentary
173
Masterclass
Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
42
Educational Value/50
44
Craft & Quality/50
44
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The TVI Take
A documentary using James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript about Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr. Samuel L.
Jackson narrates. Exceptional educational value about the Civil Rights Movement and Baldwin's thought. The interweaving of archival footage with contemporary images is formally powerful. Among the most important American documentaries of recent years.
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