Film Review – I Am Not Your Negro

It’s difficult to comprehend that the pain contained within “I Am Not Your Negro” is as relevant today as it was during the 1960s and ‘70s, which are the primaries decades of inspection for the documentary. It’s a cinematic rendering of author James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript, “Remember This House,” with Baldwin recounting his experiences as a black man in America, putting his confusion into context as bigotry began to boil over during the Civil Right era, shaking the country. Director Raoul Peck (“Lumumba”) has the benefit of Baldwin’s work, using his eloquence and refined disgust to guide the picture, which evolves from memories to frustrations, recounting the loss of crucial lives during a time of national awareness coming after centuries of willful blindness. “I Am Not Your Negro” is powerful statement of personal experience tempted into resignation. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com