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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)

Summary: A look at the life of poet, Nikki Giovanni and the revolutionary historical periods through which she lived, from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.
Release Date: January 08, 2024
Genre: Documentary
Directors: Joe Brewster
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, Michèle Stephenson
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Writers: Joe Brewster
Joe BrewsterWriter
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, Michèle Stephenson
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Runtime: 1 h 42 min
Production: Confluential Films, Bertha Doc Society Journalism Fund, Ford Foundation - Just Films, Rada Studio
Distributor: HBO Documentary Films, HBO Documentary, HBO Max, Home Box Office (HBO)
Country: United States
Language: English
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)

Summary: Follow the life and legacy of the master and so-called founding father of jazz, America's first pop star, and cultural ambassador.
Release Date: October 28, 2022
Genres: Music, Documentary, Biography
Director: Sacha Jenkins
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Runtime: 1 h 46 min
MPAA: R
Production: Apple Original Films, Imagine Documentaries
Distributor: Apple TV+
Country: United States
Language: English
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Why Is We Americans? (2020)

Summary: The story focuses on Newark's Baraka family and its involvement in social activism, poetry, music, art and politics.
Release Date: June 19, 2020
Genre: Documentary
Directors: Udi Aloni
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, Ayana Stafford-Morris
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Writer: Udi Aloni
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Runtime: 1 h 41 min
Countries: Israel, United States
Language: English
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Mr. Soul! (2018)

Summary: Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL. Ellis Haizlip ensures that the Revolution would be televised with "SOUL!," America's first "Black Tonight Show." From 1968 to 1973, the public-television variety show SOUL!, guided...
Release Date: April 22, 2018
Genre: Documentary
Directors: Melissa Haizlip
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, Sam Pollard
Sam PollardDirector
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Writer: Melissa Haizlip
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Runtime: 1 h 44 min
Production: Shoes In The Bed Productions
Distributor: HBO Max, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 1,000,000
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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)

Summary: William S. Burroughs: featuring never before seen footage as well as exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues. Born the heir of the Burroughs' adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life with addict...
Release Date: December 12, 2010
Genre: Documentary
Director: Yony Leyser
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Writer: Yony Leyser
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Runtime: 1 h 27 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Production: BulletProof Film, Yonilizer Productions
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 160,000
Domestic: $ 46,380
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Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009)

Summary: The poet and painter, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, is among the world's living monuments to arts and letters. For well over a half century, Ferlinghetti helped shape the currents of poetry and literature with his forceful engagement wit...
Genre: Documentary
Director: Christopher Felver
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Runtime: 1 h 13 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Production: Felver Photography, Physical Features
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 4,816
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Piñero (2001)

Summary: Miguel Pinero's creative and turbulent life was cut short at age 40: a Tony Award nominee who did time at Sing-Sing, a volatile urban poet whose work is recognized as a precursor to rap and hip-hop, and a writer of hit TV shows.
Release Date: April 12, 2002
Genres: Drama, Biography
Director: Leon Ichaso
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Writer: Leon Ichaso
Leon IchasoWriter
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Runtime: 1 h 43 min
MPAA: R
Production: Burnside Entertainment, GreeneStreet Films, Lower East Side Films
Distributor: Miramax
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 275,171
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Independent Lens (1999)

Summary: Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented communities and universal challenges found ...
Release Date: August 09, 1999
Genre: Documentary
MPAA: TV-14
Production: ITVS International
Country: United States
Language: English
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The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation (1999)

Summary: Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.
Release Date: January 23, 1999
Genres: Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Chuck Workman
Chuck WorkmanDirector
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White Male
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Writer: Chuck Workman
Chuck WorkmanWriter
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Runtime: 1 h 28 min
Production: Beat Productions, Calliope Films, Thirteen / WNET
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 362,649
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Bulworth (1998)

Summary: A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Release Date: May 22, 1998
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Warren Beatty
Warren BeattyDirector
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White Male
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Writers: Warren Beatty
Warren BeattyWriter
Warren Beatty ethnicity
White Male
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, Jeremy Pikser
Jeremy PikserWriter
Jeremy Pikser ethnicity
White Male
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Runtime: 1 h 48 min
MPAA: 18A
Production: Twentieth Century Fox
Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 30,000,000
Domestic: $ 26,528,185
International: $ 2,674,699
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

Summary: Jay Leno takes over the Tonight Show with interview, sketches, and plenty of laughs.
Release Date: May 25, 1992
Genres: Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Runtime: 1 h 02 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: Big Dog Productions, Nelson Page Entertainment, Nerd Corps Productions V.1 Inc.
Country: United States
Language: English
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American Masters (1985)

Summary: Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Release Date: June 22, 1986
Genres: Documentary, Biography
Runtime: 1 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: Thirteen / WNET, 1515 Productions Limited, American Masters Pictures
Country: United States
Language: English
TV Series budget: $ 104,850
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Nationtime (1972)

Summary: A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered voices from across the political spectrum.
Release Date: October 23, 2020
Genre: Documentary
Director: William Greaves
William GreavesDirector
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Black Male
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Writer: William Greaves
William GreavesWriter
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Runtime: 1 h 20 min
Production: William Greaves Productions
Distributor: IndieCollect, Kino Lorber
Country: United States
Language: English
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Great Performances (1971)

Summary: Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 3 h 00 min
MPAA: TV-G
Production: KERA-TV, KQED-TV, Maryland Public Television
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The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

Summary: Merv Griffin invites a series of actors, actresses, writers, and directors to discuss the progressive work they have done and current culture, arts, and entertainment surrounding the numerous projects.
Release Date: October 01, 1962
Genres: Comedy, Family, Music
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
MPAA: TV-PG
Language: English

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