Lessons of the Hour (2019)
Genres :
HistoryRuntime
0h 29m
Language
EN
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Release Date
2019-03-08
Overview
Isaac Julien's visionary film Lessons of the Hour explores the incomparable achievements of Frederick Douglass, America’s foremost abolitionist figure. After escaping slavery in Maryland, Douglass gained prominence on the abolitionist circuit as an extraordinary orator, becoming the most photographed American of the 19th century. Julien’s project is informed by some of Douglass’s most important speeches, such as Lessons of the Hour, What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?, and Lecture on Pictures, the latter being a text that connects picture-making and photography to his vision of how technology influences human relations. Julien's work gives expression to the zeitgeist of Douglass’s era, his legacy, and the ways in which his story may be viewed through a contemporary lens. The presentation also includes photographs and tintypes produced in conjunction with the film.
Top Billed Cast
Media
Recommendations
Kapteinis Nulle
1964-11-26Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011-06-06मैं कृष्णा हूँ
2013-01-25NULL
2021-05-21Retando A La Muerte
1993-01-01Halloweentown High
2004-10-08Return
2015-11-28Princess Protection Program
2009-06-13The Suite Life Movie
2011-03-25Open Season 3
2010-10-21Return to Waterloo
1984-11-01Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005-07-14Har jeg Ret til at tage mit eget Liv?
1920-10-22Star
1982-10-22Men
1924-05-04Object: Alimony
1928-12-22Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
2011-12-02