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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017) [N/A]

Featuring:
Don Cheadle, Regina King, Angela Bassett

Written by:
Ava DuVernay

Directed by:
Ava DuVernay


Release Date:
August 26, 2017

Original Title:
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

Genres:
Documentary | History

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 22

Overview from TheMovieDB

Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.

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Overview from Open Movies

The story of six significant events in African-American history which all occurred on the same date: August 28th. Events depicted include the passing of the UK Slavery Abolition Act in 1833; the lynching of Emmett Till in 1955; the release of Motown's first No. 1 single in 1961; Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963; the landfall of Hurricane Katrina in 2005; and Barack Obama's acceptance speech as Democratic nomination for president in 2008.

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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.0/10

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Production

Casting:
Aisha Coley

Co-Producer:
Tilane Jones
Tammy Thomas-Garnes

Costume Design:
Jennifer Bryan

Director:
Ava DuVernay

Director of Photography:
Malik Hassan Sayeed

Editor:
Spencer Averick

Original Music Composer:
Meshell Ndegeocello

Producer:
Ava DuVernay
Paul Goodwin Garnes

Production Designer:
Maxine Shepard

Writer:
Ava DuVernay

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