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Sing Your Song

2012 · 103 min

An inspiring, music-filled journey through a life of activism that feels warm and earnest, asking you to reflect on justice.

Directed by
Susanne Rostock
Genres
Documentary, Music
Starring
Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Marge Champion
Overview
Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. This film unearths his significant contribution to and his leadership in the civil rights movement in America and to social justice globally.

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Directed by
Susanne Rostock
Genres
Documentary, Music
Starring
Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Marge Champion
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • race
  • music
  • politics
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary, music
Directed by
Susanne Rostock
Starring
Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Marge Champion, Fran Scott Attaway, Julian Bond, George Schlatter, Adrienne Belafonte-Biesmeyer, Diahann Carroll
Music
Hahn Rowe
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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