Nationtime

Buzzes with the long-term historical power of the occasion.

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Nationtime

Lost for nearly 50 years, Nationtime takes you inside the 1972 National Black Political Convention — a must-see for anyone interested in the history of Black Power in America — and features Amiri Baraka, Dick Gregory, Jesse Jackson, Coretta Scott King, Bobby Seale, Betty Shabazz and Harry Belafonte, with narration by Sidney Poitier.

· New 4K Restoration by IndieCollect, part of RESCUE FEST

· Chaz Ebert conducts Q&A with David Greaves, who shot the film with his father.
Not Rated
Genre
Documentary, Politics, History, Greg's List
Runtime
80
Language
English
Director
William Greaves
FEATURED REVIEW
Richard Brody, New Yorker

When black politicians, activists, and artists gathered in Gary, Indiana, for the 1972 National Black Political Convention, the filmmaker William Greaves documented the event. The resulting film buzzes with the long-term historical power of the occasion, and notes the divisions that the organizers ...

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