# I Am Not Your Negro (2017)

> Raoul Peck transforms James Baldwin’s unfinished civil-rights manuscript into a searing audiovisual meditation on Black identity, American racism, and historical memory.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/274829

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Raoul Peck
- Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Billy Dee Williams, Rod Steiger
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5804038/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: incisive, poetic, mournful, history study, film school viewing

## Synopsis

A powerful exploration of race and identity through the lens of a literary giant.

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