The read
It runs a compact 57m.
Synopsis
In 1915, Boston-based African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s technically groundbreaking but notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly The Birth of a Nation, unleashing a fight that still rages today about race relations, media representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Birth of a Movement, based on Dick Lehr's book The Birth of a Movement: How Birth of a Nation Ignited the Battle for Civil Rights, captures the backdrop to this prescient clash between human rights, freedom of speech, and a changing media landscape.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Kwyn BaderWriter
- Dick LehrWriter
- Bestor CramDirector
- Susan GrayDirector
Cast
- Danny GloverNarrator (voice)
- Spike LeeSelf
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self
- Reginald HudlinSelf