I Am Not Your Negro
2017•R•1h 33m•7.7•Released
Documentary
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
Director
Raoul Peck
Writer
James Baldwin
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$7M
Languages
French, English
Studio
Independent Lens
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice)
James Baldwin
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Self (archive footage)
Billy Dee Williams
Self (archive footage)
Rod Steiger
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
Independent Lens
Company
RTBF
Company
ARTE
Company
Shelter Prod
Company
RTS
Company
Velvet Film
Producer
Hébert Peck
Producer
Raoul Peck
Producer
Rémi Grellety
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