'I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO'
Rated PG-13 for disturbing violent images, thematic material, language and brief nudity.
What it's about: A documentary based on writer James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript about the civil rights movement.
The kid attractor factor: Could be extremely important educational viewing for teen audiences.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Baldwin grapples with the denial of the crisis of race in America. He sharply rebukes the notion that people are inherently different, and that white is the norm, arguing that "the world was never white," and racial differences are a social construct to create divisions and inequality.
Violence: There are disturbing images of violent protest and lynched African-Americans.
Language: Some brief strong language.
Sexuality: Some discussion about the cultural fears around black male sexuality, brief nudity.
Drugs: Some smoking, drinking.
Parents advisory: A powerful argument about race in America that could be extremely illuminating for teen audiences interested in the topic.
