Description
What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire' is the story of a community of black people in the American South during the summer 2017, when a string of brutal killings of young African American men sent shockwaves throughout the country. A meditation on the state of race in America, this film is an intimate portrait into the lives of those who struggle for justice, dignity, and survival in a country not on their side.
Italian-born, American based filmmaker Roberto Minervini's follow-up to his Texas Trilogy is a portrait of African-Americans in New Orleans struggling to maintain their unique cultural identity and to find social justice. Weaving masterfully between four wrenching storylines in New Orleans, the film observes Judy Hill, who strives to keep her family and friends afloat (financially, as much as emotionally) as her bar is threatened; the two young brothers Ronaldo and Titus, whose neighborhood is plagued by violence; Kevin, the Big Chief of the Indian tradition of Mardi Gras, who is keeping the cultural heritage of his people alive; and The New Black Panthers, who carry out a door-to-door people's investigation of a killing attributed to white supremacists.
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Cast & Crew
Actors:- Judy Hill
- Dorothy Hill
- Ronaldo King
- Titus Turner
- Kevin Goodman
- Ashlei King
- Michael Nelson
Director: Roberto Minervini
Additional Details
Label: KimStim
Genre: Documentary
Run Time: 123 mins
Release Date: 02/11/20
UPC: 698452214832
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