James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

Begins with James Baldwin's funeral and ends with his death. Both an inspiring and melancholic look at the great thinker, writer, philosopher, activist and all-around great human being. Made just two years after his death, this is by no means an exhaustive look at his life,…

Karl

"A day will come when you will trust you more than you do now." Suffices to say that Baldwin is an almost unlimited subject, through which it's almost impossible to have the polemicist simply talking aloud be the least effective element of your film. That's why I Am Not…

JulesLarson

Striking and informative documentary about the life and work of James Baldwin that's broad enough to give someone without familiarity a good introduction to what made him significant, and contains a remarkable mix of footage and interviews for those who already know why he…

Jay D 's Watching

If your a fan of Baldwin there's not much new here. But it's always gripping to hear one of the smartest men to ever live just speak + Maya Angelou reading his works is just incredible

Hydra Loonie

endlessly inspired, touched, and comforted by him. grateful there’s still so much legacy left to sift through, lot of gems you think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. it was books that taught me. the things that…

pato

I mean, any movie that relies on clips of James Baldwin is going to be good watching. God bless the 60s and 70s for their surfeit of talk shows. Where I think I liked this better than IAm Not Your Negro was in the inclusion of the voices of the people that loved him — David…

Bill

the genius and eloquence of James Baldwin is absolutely incomparable. he truly was a prophet. one of the greatest inspirations and teachers of my life, this film does a beautiful job on revealing why so many of us feel that way about him.  I pray I’ve done my work so that…

Jaimie Ruckus

SUMMARY: a portrait of a man daring everything, moving forward in anger, in eloquence, in love  REVIEW: celebrating the 100th anniversary of the born day of james baldwin (august 2, 1924 – december 1, 1987).  through the quiet tears, the tender emboldened voice and…

yrlilcore

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfrEQfENkJ8VYFs9Kjw1DbJyykZnKCR24 👀 Edit: Looks like it's gone now, it is available on Kanopy and vimeo if you're in the US https://vimeo.com/ondemand/jamesbaldwin California Newsreel hold the rights and will let you have it…

Padraig