Black Roots
(1970)Rogosin took the fight for equality to his homeland with his astonishing and powerful fourth feature Black Roots. The film, which is ripe for rediscovery, featured an extraordinary cast, including Reverend Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick; attorney and feminist activist Florynce ""Flo"" Kennedy; and musicians Jim Collier, Wende Smith, Larry Johnson and Reverend Gary Davis. All tell stories of heartbreak and despair while their songs blow the roof off the rafters. In an extension of the famed shebeen scenes in Come Back, Africa, the participants in Black Roots spoke openly about politics and race in a way that is still rarely seen on screen. In 1970, it was a radical and daring move by a great director. A deeply humanist film, Black Roots combines tales of oppression with hauntingly beautiful images of the faces of black men, women and children. Black Roots featuring Jim Collier and Gary Davis is streaming with subscription on Kanopy, available for rent or purchase on iTunes, available for rent or purchase on Apple TV, and 1 other. It's a documentary and history movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.0 (106 votes).
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United States | Kanopy | ✅ |
United Kingdom | Not Available | ❌ |
Australia | Not Available | ❌ |
Canada | Not Available | ❌ |
New Zealand | Not Available | ❌ |
Streaming availability last updated: 03:02:09 AM, 04/18/2024 PST