I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

I Am Not Your Negro: Directed by Raoul Peck. With Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X. Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.

“A laudable effort that attempts to break down what it means to be born black in the United States of America, I Am Not Your Negro works both as an informative piece that chronicles the nationu0026#39;s disgraceful history and an evocative memoir that tries to piece together and envision the contents of James Baldwinu0026#39;s unfinished manuscript.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDirected by Raoul Peck, this documentary takes us through Baldwinu0026#39;s own personal observations of American race relations and how by refusing to take responsibility u0026amp; confront its blood-soaked history, the country remains incapable of real foundational change. The parallel it draws between then u0026amp; now is quite unnerving, for America is still inherently racist, more or less.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThrough the words u0026amp; voice of James Baldwin, it underlines how the western nations have been living a lie of pretended humanism and continue to be wilfully ignorant of their criminal ancestry. Thereu0026#39;s a soothing, almost assuring touch to Baldwinu0026#39;s voice and it helps keep the viewersu0026#39; rage in check whenever explicit images of violence u0026amp; brutality endured by the African-American population surfaces on screen.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, I Am Not Your Negro offers a bold, honest u0026amp; unsparing exposé of the dark side of America, far from the sense of reality it advertises to the world, and argues that the onus lies with their white demographic to face the uncomfortable truth and dismantle the systemic racism, for the future of America is very much synonymous with the future of its black community. Although this documentary is a bit uneven at times, it is nonetheless vital viewing.”