M O V I E
Birth of a Movement [440190]
Released: 2017-02-06
Genres: Documentary
Revenue: unknown
Cast: 4
Popularity: 0.329
Links: : Homepage, IMDB, TMDB
Synopsis : In 1915, Boston-based African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s technically groundbreaking but notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly The Birth of a Nation, unleashing a fight that still rages today about race relations, media representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Birth of a Movement, based on Dick Lehr's book The Birth of a Movement: How Birth of a Nation Ignited the Battle for Civil Rights, captures the backdrop to this prescient clash between human rights, freedom of speech, and a changing media landscape.
    Videos:
  1. Independent Lens | Birth of a Movement | Trailer | PBS
Danny Glover
Spike Lee
Henry Louis Gates,
Reginald Hudlin

Director

Bestor Cram