Restored version of William Greaves’s documentary on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972. Presented in partnership with Betty Sawyer & Utah Juneteenth Festival as part of Black, Bold, & Brilliant Film Night.
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, returns the film to its original 80-minute length and visual quality.
Registration Link:
https://watch.eventive.org/utahfilmcenter/play/60a2983dcddb490062d5c05c
Facebook Event Link:
https://fb.me/e/6ISre95rU
Free Admission, tickets available for registration at event website
2021/06/15 - 2021/06/15
Additional time info:
Post-film discussion organized by Betty Sawyer.
Online/Virtual Space
Online/Virtual, UT 00000