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The Making of "I Am Not Your Negro"

PBS and Independent Lens present a conversation about the making of the Oscar-nominated film "I Am Not Your Negro." Featured here are producer Hébert Peck and Aisha Karefa-Smart, niece of James Baldwin, talking about turning Baldwin's unfinished manuscript "Remember This House" into a piece of cinematic art.

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