David Harewood on Blackface (2023)
• July 27th, 2023 • 0h 59min
Documentary
Overview
At its peak, The Black and White Minstrel Show was watched by a Saturday night audience of more than 20 million people. David Harewood goes on a mission to understand the roots of this strange, intensely problematic cultural form: where did the show come from, and what made it popular for so long? With the help of historians, actors and musicians, David uncovers how, at its core, blackface minstrelsy was simply an attempt to make racism into an art form - and can be traced back to a name and a date.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Microcosmos
Released on: 1996-09-06
Documentary
A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time...
Rainbow Warrior
Released on: 2022-09-19
Documentary, History, Crime
The Rainbow Warrior was a Greenpeace ship that was bombed by operatives of the French government, in...
P!nk: All I Know So Far
Released on: 2021-05-21
Documentary, Music
A behind-the-scenes look at P!NK as she balances family and life on the road, leading up to her firs...
Modern Life
Released on: 2008-10-29
Documentary
For ten years, Raymond Depardon has followed the lives of farmer living in the mountain ranges. He a...
Gaza
Released on: 2024-10-07
Documentary, War, Crime
This feature length investigation by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit exposes Israeli war crimes in t...
A President, Europe and War
Released on: 2022-10-10
Documentary
They call each other Emmanuel and Vladimir - but despite the informal tone, a fateful negotiation is...
Inside the Game - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Released on: 2023-09-20
Documentary
Hardly any other game has been as fervently debated as "Cyberpunk 2077". It came out late, was hardl...
The Aryans
Released on: 2014-04-29
Documentary, Drama, Crime
THE ARYANS is Mo Asumang's personal journey into the madness of racism during which she meets German...
Growing Up Wild
Released on: 2016-12-08
Documentary, Family
Life is an adventure - especially for a newborn animal who has so much to learn. "Growing Up Wild" t...
The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring
Released on: 2023-10-01
Documentary, Crime
In a candid, first-time interview with Rachel Lee, the so-called teenage mastermind behind a string ...
Explorer: Lake of Fire
Released on: 2023-10-26
Documentary, Adventure, TV Movie
In 2001, satellite imagery captured a mysterious “thermal anomaly” on an unexplored volcano at the e...
The 11th Hour
Released on: 2007-08-17
Documentary, Drama, Crime
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restor...
There's Something in the Water
Released on: 2019-09-06
Documentary
Elliot Page brings attention to the injustices and injuries caused by environmental racism in his ho...
Hannibal Lecter, l'icône du mal par excellence
Released on: 2010-01-01
Documentary, Horror
Everyone knows his name. The novels on the life and crimes of Hannibal Lecter are a worldwide phenom...
Letter to My Tribe
Released on: 2024-09-28
Documentary
Letter to My Tribe started with a question: Why don’t more Jews and Israelis speak out about Palesti...
Inside Chernobyl's Mega Tomb
Released on: 2016-12-21
Documentary
Documentary which follows the construction of a trailblazing 36,000-tonne steel structure to entomb ...
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
Released on: 2022-01-14
Documentary
Jeffery Robinson's talk on the history of U.S. anti-Black racism, with archival footage and intervie...
Honey Hunters
Released on: 2016-04-22
Documentary
"Honey Hunters" is a life story of bees and people. In order to get to the bottom of the mysteries o...