James Baldwin Movies
- 2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk6.9482018HD
After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.
- 2020
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade02020HD
Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having as base the European...
- 1989
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket1.51989HD
James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling...
- 2010
Public Speaking
Public Speaking6.9562010HD
A feature-length documentary starring Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her unique take on modern life. The film weaves together extemporaneous...
- 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...
- 2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues6.92022HD
An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings...
- 1985
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty6.71985HD
For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and...
- 2017
I Am Not Your Negro
I Am Not Your Negro7.72017HD
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the...
- 2021
Madonna: Madame X
Madonna: Madame X7.52021HD
Filmed in Lisbon, Portugal, the film captures the pop icon’s rare and rapturous tour performance, hailed by sold out theatrical audiences...
- 1968
Baldwin's Nigger
Baldwin's Nigger6.61968HD
James Baldwin and Dick Gregory discuss the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s Great Britain.
- 1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis71970HD
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional...
- 1971
Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris
Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris7.21971HD
In 1970, a British film crew set out to make a straightforward literary portrait of James Baldwin set in Paris, insisting on setting aside his...
- 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...
- 2018
Target: St. Louis Vol. 1
Target: St. Louis Vol. 102018HD
TARGET ST. LOUIS Vol. 1© tells the story of how the United State Military conducted secret chemical testing on citizens of St. Louis's...
- 1985
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain51985HD
This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both...
- 2017
The Madding Crowd
The Madding Crowd02017HD
"A great many conundrums." An assemblage of found footage.
- 2022
Brother, Where Are You?
Brother, Where Are You?102022HD
Two brothers, separated by time and prison bars, reestablish contact. Inspired by James Baldwin's short story, 'Sonny's Blues.'
- 2018
Mr. SOUL!
Mr. SOUL!72018HD
On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising...
- 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...
- 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...