James Baldwin: From Another Place

James Baldwin: From Another Place (1973)

January 1st, 19730h 12min

Documentary
65%

Overview

In Istanbul, American writer James Baldwin muses about race, the American fascination with sexuality, insights into his interrupted writing decade in the country, the generosity of the Turks, and how being in another country, in another place, forces one to re-examine well-established attitudes about modern society.


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