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Corinth Films |
Release Date:
January 14, 2022
Summary:
Why Is We Americans? is an in-depth, cinematic exploration of Newark’s legendary Baraka family, the patriarch of which being the one and only Amiri Baraka (formerly known as LeRoi Jones), one of the most prodigious African American poet/playwright/activists of our time. From the Newark Rebellion of 1967 to current day, the city’s narrative has been one of revolution with each generation picking up where the previous had left off. Why Is We Americans? weighs in on Newark’s struggle against oppression through the personal triumphs and tragedies of the Baraka family — from Amiri’s civil rights leadership and ultimate artistic marginalization, to the horrific murder of his sister, Kimako, through the homicide of daughter Shani (one of the first openly gay black activists) to the historic election of Ras Baraka as mayor of Newark, NJ…and through it all, it is the matriarch, Amina Baraka, who emerges as the story’s lodestar and moral compass. [Corinth Films]
Details
| Runtime: | 102 min |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
| Official Site: | http://corinthfilms.com/films/why-is-we-americans/ |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Countries: | US, IL |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Director | Credit |
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| Ayana Stafford-Morris | Director |
| Udi Aloni | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
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| Udi Aloni | Writer |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
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| Amandla Baraka | Self |
| Amina Baraka | Self |
| Amiri Baraka | Self |
| Amiri Baraka Jr. | Self |
| Cory Booker | Self |
| Jabbar Ali | Self |
| Jerry Gant | Self |
| Maya Angelou | Self |
| Obalaji Baraka | Self |
| Ras Baraka | Self |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Aisha Glover | Self |
| Dawn Hayes | Cast |
| Joann P. Gibbs | Self |
| Larry Hamm | Self |
| Lauryn Hill | Self |
| Producer | Credit |
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| Ayana Stafford-Morris | Co-Producer |
| Ben Korman | Executive Producer |
| Cara Fitts | Archival Producer |
| Christopher Clements | Consulting Producer |
| David Silber | Executive Producer |
| Eugen Bräunig | Archival Producer |
| Idith Meshulam | Executive Producer |
| Jon Rubinstein | Executive Producer |
| Julie Goldman | Consulting Producer |
| Kiburi Tucker | Executive Producer |
| Lauryn Hill | Executive Producer |
| Melina Torres | Co-Producer |
| Moshe Edery | Executive Producer |
| Oren Moverman | Executive Producer |
| Randall Wallace | Executive Producer |
| Randy Hayes | Associate Producer |
| Shimon Azulay | Co-Producer |
| Yasmin Zaher | Associate Producer |
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