The Black Candle
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| The Black Candle | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | M.K. Asante, Jr. |
| Produced by | M.K. Asante, Jr. Ben Haaz Kenny Gamble Walter Lomax |
| Written by | M.K. Asante, Jr. Maya Angelou (poetry) |
| Narrated by | Maya Angelou |
| Starring | Chuck D Maulana Karenga Dead Prez Sunni Patterson Kiri Davis Amiri Baraka Ursula Rucker Jim Brown Haki Madhubuti |
| Music by | Nnenna Freelon, Derrick Hodge |
| Release date(s) | November, 2008 |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Black Candle is an independent documentary film directed by M.K. Asante, Jr. and narrated by Maya Angelou.
[edit] Synopsis
The Black Candle uses Kwanzaa as a vehicle to explore and celebrate the African-American experience.
Narrated by world renown poet Maya Angelou and directed by award-winning author and filmmaker M.K. Asante, Jr., The Black Candle is about the struggle and triumph of African-American family, community, and culture.
The first feature film on Kwanzaa, The Black Candle traces the holiday’s growth out of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s to its present-day reality as a global, pan-African holiday embraced by over 40 million celebrants.
