Stamped From the Beginning, the latest work from prolific Academy Award-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams, got a trailer and a release date from Netflix.
The feature revolves around the New York Times best-selling book, which chronicles the long history and frightening power of anti-black racism in America. Williams’ latest project joins a growing list of high-profile projects set to debut on the streaming service in the fall.
Stamped from the Beginning | Official Trailer
The latest trailer of Stamped From the Beginning is a documentary examining the roots of racist thinking in North America and how it evolved.
Stamped From The Beginning, as shown in the trailer, will combine live-action, animation, and interview styles to create an incredibly distinct film.
Meanwhile, we’ll learn some forgotten – and sometimes untold – stories about how the United States was built as a nation that ignored its Black history and how it’s long past time to rectify this.
Stamped From the Beginning brings together some of the country’s most prominent female scholars to talk about the history of prejudice against Black people in America.
The project is based on Ibram X. Kendi’s bestseller Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. Stamped From the Beginning is a nonfiction book that looks into the history of racism and how it has been used against Black people since the establishment of America.
It is well-written with unflinching precision that makes readers reconsider our country’s institutions and history. Even if you believe you know history, Stamped From the Beginning uncovers so many stories and voices that historians often ignore or exclude.
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The Cast and Character.
Angela Davis, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, and Brittany Packnett Cunningham join Kendi to talk about “how racist tropes and imagery have grown and enshrined in American culture.”
To tell the story, Oscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams combines traditional documentary-style narration with animation and actor reenactments.
Williams produced the film, which was executive produced by Kendi & Mara Brock Akil, Susie Fitzgerald, and Geoff Martz. Producers include Alisa Payne and David Teague.
Stamped From the Beginning will be released in limited theatres on November 10. It will only be available on Netflix beginning November 20.
