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BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL: THE KWAME BRATHWAITE STORY

Village East by Angelika
Monday, Nov 17, 2025 7:45 PM
 
In photos of celebrities and everyday people, Kwame Brathwaite captured the joy and beauty of Black America and popularized the phrase that defined a movement: Black is Beautiful.
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Film Details
Year:2025
Running Time:99
Language:English
Director:Yemi Bamiro
Executive Producer:Alicia Keys
Kasseem 'Swizz Beatz' Dean
Moby
Kwame S. Brathwaite
Robynn Brathwaite
Andee Ryder
Robin Bronk
Lindsay Hicks
Jamey Heath
Steve Sarowitz
John Logan Pierson
Producer:Joanna Boateng
Lizzie Gillett
Ian Bonhôte
Andrew Calof
Editor:Otto Burnham
Cinematographer:Jean-Louis Schuller
Nathan Ray Salter
Composer:Marli Wren
Kwes
Cast:Kwame Brathwaite
Kwame S. Brathwaite
Sikolo Brathwaite
N'dola Brathwaite
Robynn Brathwaite
Accessibility:Sound-Amplification Headphones upon request
DOC NYC
Event Years:2025
Festival Section:SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Film Genres:Africa
Black Director
Black Stories
Celebrity
Cities
Activism
Family
History
Inequality
NYC
Photography
Race
US Premiere