Directed by:
Lionel RogosinCinematography:
J. Robert WagonerCast:
Florynce KennedyVOD (1)
Plots(1)
At the turn of the 1970s, racial segregation in the United States was still fresh in many people's heads. At that time, African-American pop musicians were among the strongest voices on racial discrimination and social violence and would speak out to the public. This intimate and impressionable documentary, which links the personal accounts of musicians and their music with footage from African-American communities, takes us behind the scenes of popular country and blues production. The title Black Roots not only refers to the skin color of the African-American community but also metaphorically expresses the nature of the experience from which the life of the minority grows. (Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival)
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Florynce Kennedy
USA
Best movies:
Born in Flames (1983)
The Landlord (1970)