In a tiny after-hours club, Nina Simone finds a way, for one moment, to be free. Starring, written and directed by Adepero Oduye, who also starred in Pariah and Twelve Years a Slave. Cinematography by Oscar-nominated Bradford Young.
The other films show within The Color Line: African American Agency in Cultural Representation
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Tribute to Malcolm X
Madeline Anderson 15′A commemoration of the four-year anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X.
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Malcolm X Liberation University
St. Clair Bourne 10′The 1960s black student movement at Duke University evolved into a separate institution to study and engage with the history and culture of the African diaspora.
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To Be Free
Adepero Oduye 13′In a tiny after-hours club, Nina Simone finds a way, for one moment, to be free.
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Didn't We Ramble On
Billy Jackson 14′Documentary about the tradition of marching bands in African-American culture.
- Filmmaker
- Adepero Oduye
- Country
- USA
- Year
- 2017
- Medium
- File
- Length
- 13’
- Language
- English
- Producer
- Esther de Rothschild, Becky Morrison
- Sales
- National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)
- Cinematography
- Bradford Young
- Editor
- Conor McBride
- Cast
- Adepero Oduye
