Nationtime

Name: Nationtime
Genre: Documentary
Released: October 23, 2020
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Amiri Baraka, Ben Branch, Betty Shabazz, Bobby Seale, Charles C. Diggs Jr.

2020

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Kino Lorber | Release Date (Streaming): October 23, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Amiri Baraka, Ben Branch, Betty Shabazz, Bobby Seale, Charles C. Diggs Jr., Coretta Scott King, Harry Belafonte, Jesse Jackson, Richard Hatcher, Walter Fauntroy

Summary: Nationtime is a report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered black voices from across the political spectrum, among them Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, and H. Carl McCall. Narrated by Sidney Poitier and HarryNationtime is a report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered black voices from across the political spectrum, among them Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, and H. Carl McCall. Narrated by Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte, the film was considered too militant for television broadcast at the time and has since circulated only in an edited 58-minute version. This new 4K restoration from IndieCollect, with funding from Jane Fonda and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, returns the film to its original 80-minute length and visual quality.… Expand

Director: William Greaves

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 min

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RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Oct 23, 2020

Nationtime is a call to action, showing us how far we have come in some ways. Read full review

Alonso Duralde

Nov 11, 2020

The fight for equality rages on, but historical snapshots like Nationtime remind us of both the long road to justice and the hard work that goes into paving the way. Read full review

Richard Brody

Nov 11, 2020

Buzzes with the long-term historical power of the occasion, and notes the divisions that the organizers struggled to overcome. Read full review

Steve Davis

Nov 27, 2020

Thanks to funding provided by Jane Fonda and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the documentary – once thought to be lost – has been digitally restored to its original length and color quality under the supervision of Greaves’ widow. We should be grateful for this gift. Read full review

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