I Am Not Your Negro

Year: 2016
Country: Switzerland, France, Belgium, USA
Director: Raoul Peck
Composer: Alexei Aigui
Genre: documentary
Runtime: 93 min.
Age: 18+

Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House

Narrated by actor Samuel L. Jackson, the film explores the history of racism in the United States through Baldwin's reminiscences of civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr, as well as his personal observations of American history.

Awards & Festivals:

Academy Award nomination – Best Documentary Feature
Berlin International Film Festival – Panorama Audience Award (Documentary Film), Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Special Mention)
Toronto International Film Festival – People's Choice Award (Documentary)
BAFTA Award – Best Documentary
César Award – Best Documentary Film
DocAviv Film Festival – Best International Film (Honorable Mention)
Dublin International Film Festival – Best Documentary
El Gouna International Film Festival – Golden Star Feature Documentary Competition
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival – Amnesty International Award
Traverse City Film Festival – Founders’ Grand Prize
Chicago International Film Festival – Best Documentary Feature (Audience Choice Award) 
Film Independent Spirit Award nomination – Best Documentary
Gotham Award nomination – Audience Award, Gotham Independent Film Award (Best Documentary)
British Independent Film Award nomination – Best International Independent Film