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Nationtime--Gary / a William Greaves production ; the National Black Political Convention presents ; poetry by Imamu Amiri Baraka ; commentary written by William Greaves ; produced, directed and edited by William Greaves.
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- Format:
- Conference/Event
- Video
- Conference Name:
- National Black Political Convention (1972 : Gary, Ind.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National Black Political Convention (1972 : Gary, Ind.).
- National Black Political Convention.
- Black power--United States--History--20th century.
- Black power.
- African Americans.
- Political participation.
- United States.
- History.
- African Americans--History--1964-.
- African Americans--Political activity.
- African American leadership.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- History.
- Nonfiction films.
- Filmed performances.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Full screen.
- Other Title:
- Nation time--Gary
- Nationtime
- Nation time
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Kino Classics, [2021]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); closed-captioned in English.
- System Details:
- DVD; NTSC, Region 1; full screen presentation, 1.37:1 aspect ratio; 2.0 mono.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Best known for his avant-garde meta-documentary Symbiopsychotaxiplasm, William Greaves (1926-2014) was also the director of over 100 documentary films, the majority focused on African American history, politics, and culture. Nationtime is a report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered black voices from across the political spectrum, among them Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Dr. Betty Shabazz, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, Isaac Hayes, Richard Roundtree and H. Carl McCall. Narrated by Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte, the film was considered too militant for television broadcast at the time and has since circulated only in an edited 58-minute version. This new 4K restoration from IndieCollect, with funding from Jane Fonda and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, returns the film to its original 80-minute length and visual quality. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Extra features: Interview with Louise Graves
- Interview with David Greaves
- Audio commentary by David Greaves
- Trailer.
- Participant:
- Narrators, Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte ; featuring Jesse Jackson, Betty Shabazz, Coretta Scott King, Bobby Seale, Walter Fauntroy.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, William Greaves, David Greaves, and Doug Harris ; editor, William Greaves.
- Notes:
- Documentary.
- Originally released in 1972.
- Program content: ©1972.
- Full screen.
- OCLC:
- 1227625784
- Publisher Number:
- 738329252724
- K25272 Kino Classics
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