I Am Not Your Negro
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded documentary that is serious, slow-paced and fresh. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
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- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
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- Genre
- Documentary
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Independent Lens
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- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
