Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power

　　2022美国纪录片《Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power》由Sam Pollard导演，影片讲述的是：
In 1960 Lowndes County ALdespite being 80 Blackhad zero registered Black voters This film chronicles the courageous men and women famous and unknown who put their lives on the line to secure the right to vote for everyone The story here is told by the Black and white people who were there at the time including grassr...[显示全部]oots organizers and citizens content with the status quo who share their personal anecdotes of that tumultuous time lending an uncommon intimacy and authenticity to this historical documentary Against a backdrop of blatant and brutal violence against freedom fighters a young Stokely Carmichael brings passion to the crusade and we witness the evolution of the SNCC Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee into a powerful force on the frontlines fanning the cause outward throughout the South
Celebrated documentarians and Tribeca alums Sam Pollard and Geeta Gandbhir expertly weave rarely seen archival footage and firstperson testimony to create a solid sense of place and capture the highstakes tension on the ground Through their expert direction emerges an intimate insightful snapshot of this seminal moment in the quest for Civil Rights a film whose relation to the current assault on the right to vote makes it urgently relevantKaren McMullen
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