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Between the World and Me

2020 · 85 min

A solemn, intimate performance piece that blends readings, animation and home footage into a mournful, searching meditation you sit with quietly.

Overview
Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • identity
  • family
  • grief
  • justice
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
documentary, drama
Directed by
Kamilah Forbes
Written by
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Starring
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Angela Bassett, Alicia Garza, Jharrel Jerome, Janet Mock, Joe Morton, Wendell Pierce, Phylicia Rashād
Cinematography
Christine Kapo Ng, Jerry Henry
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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