Independent Lens Season 18 Episode 7 Birth of a Movement 2016
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In 1915, African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly blockbuster The Birth of a Nation, which unleashed a fight still raging today about race relations and representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. The Birth of a Movement features Spike Lee, Reginald Hudlin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and DJ
- Released: 2017-02-06
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Stanley Tucci
- Director:
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1. Best of Enemies 2016-10-02
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2. Meet the Patels 2016-12-26
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3. Best and Most Beautiful Things 2017-01-02
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4. Containment 2017-01-09
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5. What Was Ours 2017-01-16
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6. The Witness 2017-01-23
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7. Birth of a Movement 2017-02-06
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8. Accidental Courtesy 2017-02-13
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10. The Bad Kids 2017-03-20
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11. Ovarian Psycos 2017-03-27
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12. Newtown 2017-04-03
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13. SEED: The Untold Story 2017-04-17
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14. The Last Laugh 2017-04-24
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15. National Bird 2017-05-01
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16. The Prison in Twelve Landscapes 2017-05-08
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17. Forever Pure 2017-05-15
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18. They Call Us Monsters 2017-05-22
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19. Farmer/Veteran 2017-05-29
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20. Real Boy 2017-06-19
