I Am Not Your Negro

About I Am Not Your Negro

Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.

I Am Not Your Negro (2017) is a documentary film directed by Raoul Peck. Released in February 2017, it runs 93 minutes.

The film is filed under historical documentary, united states of america (USA), society, and race politics.

Samuel L. Jackson appears as Narrator (voice), James Baldwin as Self (archive footage), Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage), and Malcolm X as Self (archive footage). The screenplay is by James Baldwin. Produced by Independent Lens. American members can watch it on Dox Amazon Channel, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, and Philo.

The Butler, TINA, and The Banker make useful companions to I Am Not Your Negro, all filed under 1950s, 1960s, and martin luther king. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 537 votes and it carries a R rating.