Birth of a Movement (2017)
In 1915, Boston-based African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s technically groundbreaking but notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly The Birth of a Nation, unleashing a fight that still rages today about race relations, media representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Birth of a Movement, based on Dick Lehr's book The Birth of a Movement: How Birth of a Nation Ignited the Battle for Civil Rights, captures the backdrop to this prescient clash between human rights, freedom of speech, and a changing media landscape.
Directors: Bestor Cram, Susan Gray.
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Danny Glover as Narrator (voice) |
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Spike Lee as Self |
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. as Self |
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Reginald Hudlin as Self |
| Writing | Kwyn Bader | Writer |
| Writing | Dick Lehr | Writer |
| Directing | Bestor Cram | Director |
| Directing | Susan Gray | Director |
