James Baldwin Movies
- 2023
James Baldwin Abroad
James Baldwin Abroad102023HD
Showcasing three short films by American writer James Baldwin, wherein he muses about race, sexuality and civil rights, among other topics, in...
- 1992
Toc Storee
Toc Storee01992HD
The film utilizes the story-telling format to create a multilevel narrative that explores the relations between speech, language, and desire....
- 2014
A Person Is More Important Than Anything Else
A Person Is More Important Than Anything Else02014HD
"A person is more important than anything else…," is driven by the cadence and intonation of James Baldwin’s voice, for Baldwin was also...
- 2021
i ran from it and was still in it
i ran from it and was still in it62021HD
I ran from it and was still in it poetically interweaves personal family memories with original and found footage to offer a more complex portrait of...
- 1965
Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley
Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley01965HD
The Cambridge Union Society debates the motion "Has the American Dream Been Achieved at the Expense of the American Negro?" on its 150th anniversary....
- 2018
Robert Penn Warren: A Vision
Robert Penn Warren: A Vision02018HD
A documentary profile of 3-time Pulitzer winning author Robert Penn Warren, featuring Harold Bloom, David Blight, Natasha Trethewey, David Milch,...
- 2003
The James Baldwin Anthology
The James Baldwin Anthology02003HD
The James Baldwin Anthology consists of internationally known writer James Baldwin's historic speech at UC Berkeley in 1979, his answers in a...
- 1982
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
I Heard It Through the Grapevine01982HD
Renowned Black writer James Baldwin retraces his time in the South during the Civil Rights Movement, reflecting with his trademark brilliance and...
- 1964
Take This Hammer
Take This Hammer101964HD
Take This Hammer features KQED's mobile film unit following author and activist James Baldwin in the spring of 1963, as he's driven around San...