| Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson |
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| Directed by |
Ken Burns |
| Produced by |
Paul Barnes
Ken Burns
David Schaye |
| Written by |
Geoffrey C. Ward |
| Narrated by |
Keith David |
| Music by |
Wynton Marsalis |
| Cinematography |
Stephen McCarthy
Buddy Squires |
| Editing by |
Paul Barnes
Erik Ewers |
| Studio |
WETA
Florentine Films |
| Distributed by |
PBS |
| Release date(s) |
January 17, 2005 |
| Running time |
214 Minutes
220 Minutes (DVD version) |
| Country |
United States |
| Language |
English |
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson is a documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Geoffrey C. Ward (2004).
The documentary was first broadcast on PBS in two parts on January 17 and January 18, 2005. In Burns' signature style the 220-minute film serves as a biography of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World, as well as a documentary of racism and social inequality during the Jim Crow era against which Jack Johnson lived in defiant opposition. The film is narrated by Keith David[1] and features a soundtrack by Wynton Marsalis and Samuel L. Jackson as the voice of Jack Johnson.[2] Alan Rickman also contributed his voice to the documentary.
In 2005, the film earned Burns an Emmy Award for Directing for Non-Fiction Programming. David won an Emmy for Best Voice Over Performance.[1]
The film was produced by David Schaye, Paul Barnes and Ken Burns (Executive Producer) for Florentine Flims.
See also [edit]
The Great White Hope, Howard Sackler's 1967 dramatization of Jack Johnson's life.
References [edit]
- ^ a b The Hollywood reporter: Volume 395. 2006
- ^ About time: Volumes 32-34. 2004, page 12.
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- Wynton Marsalis (1981)
- Fathers and Sons (1982)
- Trumpet Concertos (1983)
- Think of One (1983)
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- Carnaval (1987)
- The Majesty of the Blues (1989)
- Best of Wynton Marsalis (1989)
- Copland/Vaughan Williams/Hindemith (1989)
- Portrait of Wynton Marsalis (1989)
- Crescent City Christmas Card (1989)
- Baroque Music for Trumpets (1989)
- Standard Time, Vol. 3: The Resolution of Romance (1990)
- Thick in the South: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 1 (1991)
- Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 2 (1991)
- Levee Low Moan: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 3 (1991)
- Standard Time, Vol. 2: Intimacy Calling (1991)
- Baroque Duet (1992)
- Citi Movement (Griot New York) (1992)
- In This House, On This Morning (1994)
- Greatest Hits: Handel (1994)
- Why Toes Tap: Marsalis on Rhythm (1995)
- Sousa to Satchmo: Marsalis on the Jazz Band (1995)
- Joe Cool's Blues (1995)
- In Gabriel's Garden (1996)
- Liberty! (1997)
- Jump Start and Jazz (1997)
- Blood on the Fields (1997)
- Classic Wynton (1998)
- Standard Time, Vol. 5: The Midnight Blues (1998)
- Reeltime (1999)
- Standard Time, Vol. 6: Mr. Jelly Lord (1999)
- Listen to the Storyteller (1999)
- Sweet Release and Ghost Story: Two More Ballets by Wynton Marsalis (1999)
- Los Elefantes (1999)
- Big Train (1999)
- Standard Time, Vol. 4: Marsalis Plays Monk (1999)
- The London Concert (2000)
- The Marciac Suite (2000)
- The Magic Hour (2004)
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
- Live at the House of Tribes (2005)
- From the Plantation to the Penitentiary (2007)
- Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis: Two Men With The Blues (2008)
- He and She (2009)
- Christmas Jazz Jam (2009)
- From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf: Live in Marciac (2010)
- Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles (2011)
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