Independent Lens

2017 NR 57m 7.4

The story of William Monroe Trotter, the nearly forgotten editor of a Boston black newspaper who tried to ban the controversial film The Birth of a Nation (1915).

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Main Cast

Danny Glover Danny Glover Narrator

Appearances

Spike Lee Spike Lee
Reginald Hudlin Reginald Hudlin
Jelani Cobb Jelani Cobb
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
D.W. Griffith D.W. Griffith

Creators

Bestor Cram Bestor Cram Director
Susan Gray Susan Gray Director
Kwyn Bader Kwyn Bader Writer
Dick Lehr Dick Lehr Writer

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Independent Lens | Birth of a Movement | Trailer | PBS

Info about Independent Lens

Studio(s): ITVS International, Northern Light Productions

Originally Released: United States on Feb 06, 2017

Genres: Documentary