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Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story

2025-10-09 en 98m
Documentary
Everyone knows the phrase “Black is Beautiful,” but few know of the man who helped popularize it. Little known Harlem based photographer - freedom fighter and activist - Kwame Brathwaite took 500,000 photos across his 70-year career, always devoted to celebrating the joy and beauty of African American life. This feature documentary tells the story of Kwame and the “Black is Beautiful” movement.

Director

Yemi Bamiro

Producer

Ian Bonhôte

Producer

Joanna Boateng

Producer

Robin Bronk

Producer

Andrew Calof

Producer

Lizzie Gillett

human rights black history

Status

Released

Countries

  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

Companies

  • Misfits Entertainment
  • The Creative Coalition
  • Wayfarer Studios
  • The Kwame Brathwaite Archive