Harlem Theater

1969 · 1 h 34 · Documentaire

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Synopsis

HARLEM, USA: in the aftermath of Martin Luther King’s murder, German filmmaker Klaus Wildenhahn turned his 16mm camera on the New Lafayette Theatre as its players rehearsed scenes, ran public workshops and conducted exercises in uptown Manhattan. New Lafayette (or NLT) had been founded by actor-director Robert Macbeth the previous year, with the aim of producing theater for black people, by black people, to reflect the experiences and vernacular of the Harlem community. Within the Black Arts Movement, NLT would become a significant institution: it published the journal Black Theatre, and employed a host of talents – including the Black Panthers’ Minister of Culture, Ed Bullins, and the great pianist Junior Mance, both of whom appear in Wildenhahn’s film as resident collaborators.

Sortie le 22 avril 1969

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Robert MacBethSelf
Ed BullinsSelf
Bobby SealeSelf
Yvette HawkinsSelf
George MilesSelf
Gary Bolling
Estelle Evans
Peggy Kirkpatrick
Roscoe Orman
Carolyn Cardwell