Between the World and Me

About Between the World and Me

Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.

Kamilah Forbes's Between the World and Me is a 2020 documentary film. It runs 85 minutes and was released in November 2020.

Ta-Nehisi Coates appears as Self, Angela Bassett as Self, Alicia Garza as Self, and Jharrel Jerome as Self. The screenplay is by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Produced by HBO Documentary Films. In the United States it streams on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel.