Movies by Jesse Jackson
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When the World Breaks (2010)
Cast: Buzz Aldrin, Mickey Rooney, Joseph Bologna …
Directed by: Hans Fjellestad
Exploring the idea that times of extreme difficulty facilitate increased resourcefulness and creativity, this compelling documentary takes a look at the art, music, literature, business,…
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Barack Obama: People's President (2009)
Cast: Barack Obama, Danny Schechter, Michelle Obama …
Despite the pundits and against the odds, President Barack Obama seized the historical election victory heralded around the world. This documentary explores and analyzes the unparalleled…
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Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown (2009)
Cast: James Brown, Tomi Rae Brown, Michael Jackson …
Directed by: Sheila Lussier, Camille Solari
James Brown -- the hardest-working man in show business -- reveals his most intimate domestic secrets in this biographical documentary about his marriage to fourth wife, Tomi Rae Brown, their…
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Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009)
Cast: Hugh Hefner, Joan Baez, Tony Bennett …
Directed by: Brigitte Berman
Hugh Hefner's professional success and personal exploits have influenced American culture and sexual politics since the 1950s. This documentary examines the pajama-clad titan's long…
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Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (2009)
Cast: Joan Baez, David Crosby, Bob Dylan …
Directed by: Mary Wharton
Celebrating the life and career of folk legend and activist Joan Baez, this documentary features a wealth of archival footage, recent performances and interviews with David Crosby, Jesse…
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Ballou (2008)
Cast: Marion Barry Jr., Chuck Brown, Lewis Franklin …
Directed by: Michael Patrei
Members of the Ballou Senior High School Marching Band rise above their violence-filled Washington, D.C., neighborhood in this documentary, which follows the group as they try to achieve…
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Split: A Divided America (2008)
Cast: Robert Putnam, Tucker Carlson, Al Franken …
Directed by: Kelly Nyks
In 2008, filmmaker Kelly Nyks traveled across America interviewing people from all walks of life about the polarized politics in the country today -- creating an insightful blend of opinions…
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King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (2006)
Cast: Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, Mike Douglas …
Speaking candidly on the topic of black participation in the Vietnam War, Dr. King makes a special appearance on the popular television talk series "The Mike Douglas Show." Not seen since…
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Street Fight (2005)
Cast: Pablo Fonseca, Sharpe James, Rich McGrath …
Directed by: Marshall Curry
Raising hard questions about American politics, democracy and race, Marshall Curry's incisive Oscar-nominated documentary takes viewers behind the scenes of Newark, N.J.'s cutthroat…
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America Beyond the Color Line (2004)
Cast: Henry Louis Gates Jr., Maya Angelou, Colin Powell …
Directed by: Mary Crisp, Daniel Percival
Prominent literary critic and scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the status of black America at the start of the 21st century in this documentary. Gates travels to the East Coast, the…
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The Greatest Speeches of All Time: Vol. 2 (2004)
Cast: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy …
This second volume features 10 more memorable speeches from some of American history's most prolific, controversial and celebrated icons. Spanning decades and various political outlooks,…
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The History Makers: Faith (2004)
Cast: James Avery, Ruby Dee, B.B. King …
Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton, Susan L. Taylor, B.B. King, Kim Fields, Ruby Dee, Ernie Banks and many others share their inspiring stories of faith in the second installment of this series…
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The Peace! (2003)
Cast: Noam Chomsky, Desmond Tutu, Scott Ritter …
Directed by: Gabriele Zamparini, Lorenzo Meccoli
Amid an escalating war in Iraq, rising terror levels and the threat of nuclear attack, a growing body of intellectuals, religious leaders and community organizers are getting tough with their…
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See How They Run (2002)
Cast: Willie Brown, Tom Ammiano, Jesse Jackson …
Directed by: Emily Morse, Kelly Duane
This witty look at San Francisco's mayoral runoff between Willie Brown, Tom Ammiano and Clint Reilly provides a candid look at the mudslinging and scandal that seem to accompany all…
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The Party's Over (2001)
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosie O'Donnell, Susan Sarandon …
Directed by: Donovan Leitch, Rebecca Chaiklin
This engaging documentary, hosted by a pre-Oscar Philip Seymour Hoffman, finds the actor covering the Democratic and Republican conventions in 2000, interviewing politicians, pundits and…
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In Remembrance of Martin (1998)
Cast: Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, Bill Cosby …
Family members, friends, former classmates and advisors of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. relate their memories of the civil rights activist in this moving documentary. Coretta Scott King, Rev.…
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The Sixties: The Years That Shaped the Generation (1997)
Cast: Henry Kissinger, Jesse Jackson, Barbara Ehrenreich …
From the Vietnam War to the struggle for racial equality, the 1960s was a decade of transformation, experimentation and hope that shaped an entire nation. Through interviews with prominent…
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American Dream (1990)
Cast: Jesse Jackson, Juan Munoz, Ray Rogers …
Directed by: Barbara Kopple, Cathy Caplan, Thomas Haneke …
Documentarian Barbara Kopple weighs in with an unsettling account of the months-long strike of employees at the Hormel meatpacking plant, juxtaposed against the Reagan administration's…
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Wattstax (1973)
Cast: Isaac Hayes, Richard Pryor, Jesse Jackson …
Directed by: Mel Stuart
Seven years after the Watts section of Los Angeles ignited in a violent burst of racial tension in August 1965, director Mel Stuart took the pulse of the city by revisiting the issues that…