BHM25: I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
- Mon, Feb 10
Director: Raoul Peck Run Time: 93 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2017
Starring: James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers, Samuel L. Jackson
Country: France, United States, Belgium, Switzerland
Language: English, French
Gateway Film Foundation is proud to unveil its Black History Month 2025 program, a thoughtfully curated selection of films which honor the rich tapestry of Black experiences and showcase the talents of groundbreaking filmmakers.
The 2025 edition of our Black History Month Program is made possible thanks to the generosity of Larry and Donna James and the ongoing support of the Greater Columbus Arts Council, The Ohio Arts Council, the Columbus Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished, Remember This House. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words and flood of rich archival material. I Am Not Your Negro is a journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter. It is a film that questions black representation in Hollywood and beyond. And, ultimately, by confronting the deeper connections between the lives and assassination of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., Baldwin and Peck have produced a work that challenges the very definition of what America stands for.
About the filmmaker:
Raoul Peck is a Haitian filmmaker of both documentary and feature films. He is known for using historical, political, and personal characters to tackle and recount societal issues and historical events. Peck was Haiti’s Minister of Culture from 1996 to September 1997.
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