Poster of Seven Songs for Malcolm X

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

Plot: The Black Audio Film Collective’s seventh film envisioned the death and life of the African American revolutionary as a seven part study in iconography as narrated by novelist Toni Cade Bambara and actor Giancarlo Espesito. The stylized tableaux vivants that memorialise Malcolm’s life referenced the early 20th century funeral photography of James Van der Zee’s The Harlem Book of the Dead and the elemental static cinematography of Sergei Paradjanov’s The Colour of Pomegranates
Release Date: Friday, October 1 1993
30 years ago
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Portrait of Darrick HarrisDarrick Harris
Darrick Harris was
>> in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as 'Malcolm X'.
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Portrait of Danny CarterDanny Carter
Danny Carter was
>> in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as 'Malcolm's Man'.
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Portrait of Martin BootheMartin Boothe
Martin Boothe was
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as 'Malcolm's Man'.
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Portrait of Byron O. HurlockByron O. Hurlock
Byron O. Hurlock was
>> in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as 'Malcolm's Man'.
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Portrait of Edward GeorgeEdward George
Edward George was
>> in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as 'Malcolm's Man'.
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Portrait of Tricia RoseTricia Rose
Tricia Rose was
>> in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as 'Malcolm's Mother'.
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Portrait of Theodore L. CashTheodore L. Cash
Theodore L. Cash was
>> in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as 'Malcolm's Father'.
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Portrait of Olamide FaisonOlamide Faison
Olamide Faison was
>> in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as 'Young Malcolm'.
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Portrait of Giancarlo EspositoGiancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito was
35 in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as 'Autobiography Reading (voice)'.
Sat, Apr 26 1958
Portrait of Toni Cade BambaraToni Cade Bambara
Toni Cade Bambara was
>> in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as 'Commentary (voice)'.
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Portrait of Coco FuscoCoco Fusco
Coco Fusco was
33 in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as 'FBI Files Reading (as Coco Fusco)'.
Sat, Jun 18 1960
Portrait of Tiffany NelsonTiffany Nelson
Tiffany Nelson was
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as 'Girl'.
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Portrait of Tiffany TateTiffany Tate
Tiffany Tate was
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as 'Girl'.
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Portrait of Wilfred XWilfred X
Wilfred X was
>> in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as '(as Wilfred Little)'.
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Portrait of Betty ShabazzBetty Shabazz
Betty Shabazz was
59 in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Mon, May 28 1934 –
Mon, Jun 23 1997
Portrait of Spike LeeSpike Lee
Spike Lee was
36 in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Wed, Mar 20 1957
Portrait of Greg TateGreg Tate
Greg Tate was
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Portrait of Hassan El-SayeedHassan El-Sayeed
Hassan El-Sayeed was
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Portrait of Yuri KochiyamaYuri Kochiyama
Yuri Kochiyama was
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Portrait of Thulani DavisThulani Davis
Thulani Davis was
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Portrait of Robin D.G. KelleyRobin D.G. Kelley
Robin D.G. Kelley was
31 in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as '(as Robin Kelley)'.
Wed, Mar 14 1962
Portrait of Patricia WilliamsPatricia Williams
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Portrait of William KunstlerWilliam Kunstler
William Kunstler was
74 in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Mon, Jul 07 1919 –
Mon, Sep 04 1995
Portrait of Benjamin 2XBenjamin 2X
Benjamin 2X was
>> in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as '(as Iman Benjamin Karim)'.
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Portrait of John Henrik ClarkeJohn Henrik Clarke
John Henrik Clarke was
78 in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Fri, Jan 01 1915 –
Thu, Jul 16 1998
Portrait of Peter GoldmanPeter Goldman
Peter Goldman was
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Portrait of James FarmerJames Farmer
James Farmer was
73 in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Mon, Jan 12 1920 –
Fri, Jul 09 1999
Portrait of Jan CarewJan Carew
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Portrait of Malcolm 'Shorty' JarvisMalcolm 'Shorty' Jarvis
Malcolm 'Shorty' Jarvis was
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Portrait of Peter BaileyPeter Bailey
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Crew

Portrait of John AkomfrahJohn Akomfrah
John Akomfrah was
36 in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as 'Director, Writer'
Sat, May 04 1957
Portrait of Arthur JafaArthur Jafa
Arthur Jafa was
32 in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as 'Director of Photography'
Wed, Nov 30 1960
Portrait of Edward GeorgeEdward George
Edward George was
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as 'Writer'
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Portrait of Lina GopaulLina Gopaul
Lina Gopaul was
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as 'Producer'
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Portrait of Joy ChamberlainJoy Chamberlain
Joy Chamberlain was
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as 'Editor'
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Portrait of Trevor MathisonTrevor Mathison
Trevor Mathison was
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as 'Original Music Composer'
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