Which documentary film was originally released in 2008, Frederick Douglass and the White Negro or Fear of a Black Republican?
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Frederick Douglass and the White Negro Frederick Douglass and the White Negro is a documentary film originally released in 2008 (Irish language version entitled Frederick Douglass agus na Negroes Bána).
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Fear of a Black Republican Fear of a Black Republican is an American independent political documentary which examines the lack of Minorities and especially African Americans in the Republican Party in the United States. The documentary film had its theatrical premiere in Washington, DC on March 22, 2012 and has screened around the United States at theatres, film festivals, colleges and universities and museums. Produced over six years by the married filmmaking team of Kevin and Tamara Williams, the film takes a non-partisan point-of-view of the American two-party political system and why the Republican Party has so few Black and Urban supporters.
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My Bondage and My Freedom My Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855. It is the second of three autobiographies written by Douglass, and is mainly an expansion of his first ("Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass"), discussing in greater detail his transition from bondage to liberty. Following this liberation, Douglass, a former slave, went on to become a prominent abolitionist, speaker, author, and publisher.
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Crawford (film) Crawford is a 2008 documentary film about Crawford, Texas, and the impact of President George W. Bush having relocated to the town shortly after announcing his nomination for the 2000 presidential election. The film spans nearly the entirety of Bush's presidency, from 1999 to mid-2008. "Crawford" was directed by David Modigliani and distributed by B-Side Entertainment.
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Izulu lami Izulu lami is a South African 2008 film.
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Religulous Religulous ( ) is a 2008 American documentary film written by and starring comedian Bill Maher and directed by Larry Charles. The title of the film is a portmanteau derived from the words "religious" and "ridiculous". The documentary examines and challenges religion and religious belief.
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Fred Thompson Fred Dalton Thompson (born Freddie Dalton Thompson; August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, film and television actor, and radio host. Thompson, a Republican, served in the United States Senate representing Tennessee from 1994 to 2003, and was a GOP presidential candidate in 2008.
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Radio Cape Cod Radio Cape Cod is a 2008 film directed and produced by Andrew Silver. It stars Tamzin Outhwaite as a radio interviewer coming to terms with the loss of her husband and a new love entering her life. She also must cope with her teenage daughter, played by Tamzin Merchant, who is experiencing her first love. The film also stars O. T. Fagbenle. The film won several festival awards.
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I.O.U.S.A. I.O.U.S.A. is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Patrick Creadon. The film focuses on the shape and impact of the United States national debt. The film features Robert Bixby, director of the Concord Coalition, and David Walker, the former U.S. Comptroller-General, as they travel around the United States on a tour to let communities know of the potential dangers of the national debt. The tour was carried out through the Concord Coalition, and was known as the "Fiscal Wake-Up Tour."
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At the Death House Door At the Death House Door is a 2008 documentary film about Carroll Pickett, who served as the death house chaplain to the infamous "Walls" prison unit in Huntsville, Texas. It was produced and directed by the team of Steve James and Peter Gilbert, co-produced by Zak Piper and Aaron Wickenden. James and Gilbert had previously worked together on the well-received Kartemquin Films documentary "Hoop Dreams", on which James was the producer and director and Gilbert served as producer and director of photography. The film was produced by Kartemquin Films in association with the "Chicago Tribune", which provided partial funding.
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Beyond Our Differences Beyond Our Differences is a documentary film aired December 26, 2008 on the Bill Moyers Journal on PBS.
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Princesa de África Princesa de África is a 2008 documentary film.
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The African Lion The African Lion is a 1955 feature-length documentary that was released by Walt Disney Productions as part of its "True-Life Adventures" series. The film, which was shot over a three-year period focuses on the life of the Lion within the complexity of the African ecosystem. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Silver Bear (Documentaries) award.
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Well-Founded Fear Well-Founded Fear is a 2000 documentary film from directors Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini. The film takes its title from the formal definition of a refugee under the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, as a person who deserves protection, "owing to a "well-founded fear" of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.” The film analyzes the US asylum process by following several asylum applicants and asylum officers through actual INS interviews.
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Law and Disorder in Philadelphia Law and Disorder in Philadelphia (also titled Killadelphia) is a 2008 British documentary by Louis Theroux.
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Ironbound Films Ironbound Films is an independent documentary film production company. Their films focus on stories of how people succeed and fail to connect. Their 2008 film "The Linguists" and 2010 film "The New Recruits", were about characters whose missteps undermined their stated intentions but also exposed their humanity. Another feature documentary, "", is about controversial 1980s talk-show icon Morton Downey, Jr. and premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival.
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The Fear Woman The Fear Woman is a lost 1919 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and starring Pauline Frederick.
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Murray Bishoff Murray Bishoff is a writer at "The Monett Times" in Monett, Missouri. Formerly a contributor to "Comics Buyer's Guide", Bishoff won an Inkpot Award in 1980. Bishoff is also known for his research and writings on the 1901 fifteen-hour lynching spree in Pierce City, Missouri, during which white residents murdered three African American residents and caused nearly 300 others to flee the city. His writings include a series of articles published to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the event and the historical novel "Cry of Thunder". In addition, the town's cemetery holds a marker to the event paid for in large part by Bishoff and the Pierce City Museum hosts an exhibit which Bishoff created. He has also publicly spoken about the event to CNN and appears in a documentary about the event, "Banished: How Whites Drove Blacks out of Town in America".
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I Am Not Your Negro I Am Not Your Negro is a 2016 documentary film directed by Raoul Peck, based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript, "Remember This House". Narrated by actor Samuel L. Jackson, the film explores the history of racism in the United States through Baldwin's reminiscences of civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr, as well as his personal observations of American history. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 89th Academy Awards.
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Bridegroom (film) Bridegroom (full title: Bridegroom: A Love Story, Unequaled) is a 2013 American documentary film about the relationship between two young gay men, produced and directed by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason. "Bridegroom" premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2013, and attracted further press coverage because its premiere screening at the festival was introduced by former President Bill Clinton.
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The Congress (1988 film) The Congress is a 1988 documentary film directed by the Emmy Award-winning director Ken Burns. The Florentine Films production, which focuses on the United States Congress, aired on PBS in 1989. Narrated by David McCullough, the documentary features use of photographs, paintings, and film from sessions of Congress, in its implementation of the Ken Burns Effect. Scenes from the Academy Award-winning Frank Capra film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" are also used. The work features numerous interviews from writers and historians including Charles McDowell, David McCullough, Cokie Roberts, George Tames, David Broder, James MacGregor Burns, Barbara Fields, and Alistair Cooke. Many congressmen are specifically referred to, including Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Jefferson Davis, Thomas Brackett Reed, Joseph Gurney Cannon, George William Norris, Jeannette Rankin, and Everett Dirksen. The film also includes focus on the Congress' work during pivotal periods in United States history, including the Civil War, Civil Rights Movement, and Women's suffrage. The documentary was released by PBS, on DVD in 2004. Footage of the Capitol from the film was later incorporated into Burns' later masterpiece, The Civil War.
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Stories of Change Stories of Change is a 2008 documentary film by Kamar Ahmad Simon.