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James Baldwin Abroad: A Series of Three Short Films
This year, the Cheuse Center at George Mason University is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of James Baldwin. In honor of James Baldwin, RCC & Washington West are presenting a series of three short films for the Baldwin 100 Celebration! Stay afterward to hear a lively discussion of the films with George Mason Distinguished University Professor Dr. Keith S. Clark.
James Baldwin: From Another Place (1973)
Shot in Istanbul – where Baldwin lived off and on throughout the 1960s – James Baldwin: From Another Place finds the author in a reflective mood, discussing his work, sexuality, and complex feelings about the United States. Preserved by the Yale Film Archive with support from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris (1970)
Returning to Paris, where he first moved (or escaped to) in 1948, James Baldwin visits the Place de la Bastille in the company of white British filmmaker Terence Dixon to discuss the contradictory manner in which revolutions (French, Colonial, and Black American) are portrayed and considered.
Baldwin’s N***** (1968)
In this riveting short documentary by pioneering Trinidadian-British filmmaker Horace Ové, James Baldwin and comedian-activist Dick Gregory speak to a group of radical West Indian students in London about everything from the state of the civil rights movement to the perils of false consciousness. The provocative title, drawn from Baldwin’s words, refers to one of the painful realities of Black American identity: that even his name conjures a history of slavery.