Independent Lens Season 18, Episode 7 - Movie Intelligence

Independent Lens: Season 18, Episode 7
Birth of a Movement

Documentary

In 1915, African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly blockbuster The Birth of a Nation, which unleashed a fight still raging today about race relations and representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. The Birth of a Movement features Spike Lee, Reginald Hudlin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and DJ

Stars:

Release Date: 1999-08-09
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

TMDb: 6.8/10

Country: US
Language: English
Runtime: 60

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Meet the Patels — Episode 2 - Meet the Patels

Best and Most Beautiful Things — Episode 3 - Best and Most Beautiful T...

Containment — Episode 4 - Containment

What Was Ours — Episode 5 - What Was Ours

The Witness — Episode 6 - The Witness

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Accidental Courtesy — Episode 8 - Accidental Courtesy

TOWER — Episode 9 - TOWER

The Bad Kids — Episode 10 - The Bad Kids

Ovarian Psycos — Episode 11 - Ovarian Psycos

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SEED: The Untold Story — Episode 13 - SEED: The Untold Story

The Last Laugh — Episode 14 - The Last Laugh

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They Call Us Monsters — Episode 18 - They Call Us Monsters

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