Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

28 mins | Documentary | May 5, 1971

An extremely rare film document photographed by Jack Hazan in several symbolic locations, including the Place de la Bastille. As Hazan recounts: “Things don’t go to plan for him and the film crew when a couple of young black Vietnam draft dodgers impose themselves on the American. Baldwin wrestles with being a role model to the black youths, denouncing Western colonialism and crimes against African Americans while at the same time demonstrating his mastery and understanding of the culture he supposedly despises”.

Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

28 mins | Documentary | May 5, 1971

Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris
An extremely rare film document photographed by Jack Hazan in several symbolic locations, including the Place de la Bastille. As Hazan recounts: “Things don’t go to plan for him and the film crew when a couple of young black Vietnam draft dodgers impose themselves on the American. Baldwin wrestles with being a role model to the black youths, denouncing Western colonialism and crimes against African Americans while at the same time demonstrating his mastery and understanding of the culture he supposedly despises”.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Solus Enterprises
Original title Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris
Directors Terence Dixon
Writers Terence Dixon

Cast

James Baldwin

as Self

Terence Dixon

as Self