I Heard It Through the Grapevine
1982
⭐6.5(2 votes)
1h 32m
DocumentaryHistory
Overview
Renowned Black writer James Baldwin retraces his time in the South during the Civil Rights Movement, reflecting with his trademark brilliance and insight on the passage of more than two decades. From Selma and Birmingham and Atlanta; to the battleground beaches of St. Augustine, Florida, with Chinua Achebe; and back north for a visit to Newark with Amiri Baraka, Baldwin lays bare the fiction of progress in post–Civil Rights America, wondering “what happened to the children” and those 'who did not die, but whose lives were smashed on Freedom Road'.
About I Heard It Through the Grapevine
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1982) is a Documentary, History film that follows renowned Black writer James Baldwin retraces his time in the South during the Civil Rights Movement, reflecting with his trademark brilliance and insight on the passage of more than two decades. From Selma and Birmingham and Atlanta; to the battleground beaches of St. Augustine, Florida, with Chinua Achebe; and back north for a visit to Newark with Amiri Baraka, Baldwin lays bare the fiction of progress in post–Civil Rights America, wondering “what happened to the children” and those 'who did not die, but whose lives were smashed on Freedom Road'. Currently, you can watch I Heard It Through the Grapevine on TCM. Streaming availability may vary by country and platform over time. It has a user rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 2 votes. Fans of documentary movies may also want to explore similar titles below.
