Why is We Americans? (2022)
- Original title
- Why Is We Americans?
- Directed by
- Udi Aloni
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary centers on the Baraka family, focusing on poets Amiri and Amina Baraka and their son Ras, who is the mayor of Newark. It explores their personal and political legacy through a poetic lens.
reflectiveintimatepoeticsomberaffectionategroundednostalgic
What happens
Why Is We Americans? is a 2020 documentary film about the Baraka family, including American poets Amiri Baraka, Amina Baraka, and their son, Ras Baraka, the current mayor of Newark, New Jersey. The film's title is taken from one of Amiri's poems and is described as a "love letter" to Newark. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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