Film Details

This long-lost nonfiction film covers the National Black Political Convention of 1972, when 10,000 Black politicians, activists and artists convened in Gary, IN, to forge a national unity platform in advance of the Republican and Democratic presidential conventions. The delegates included a wide array of political thinkers and cultural celebrities—from Black Panther co-founder Bobby Seale, poet Amiri Baraka, and PUSH founder Jesse Jackson to Coretta Scott King, Dr. Betty Shabazz, Dick Gregory, and Isaac Hayes. Civil rights advocate and Black nationalist Queen Mother Moore argued for reparations. Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte narrate this film that was previously shown only in a 60-minute cut; even that was judged too radical for TV. From the director of Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One. New 4K restoration! Cleveland premiere. 80 min.

Nationtime, a Cinematheque streaming exclusive, can be viewed online from 10/23 thru at least 11/12 via the link below. (Doing so supports the Cinematheque.) Screening fee is $10, and after renting the film, you have five days to watch it.