Film
Between the World and Me
United States- Director
- Kamilah Forbes
- Year
- 2020
Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.
Top cast
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Angela Bassett
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Alicia Garza
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Jharrel Jerome
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Janet Mock
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Joe Morton
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Wendell Pierce
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Phylicia Rashād
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Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
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Kendrick Sampson
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Yara Shahidi
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Tariq Trotter
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Courtney B. Vance
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Pauletta Washington
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Susan Kelechi Watson
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Michelle Wilson
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Oprah Winfrey
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Chadwick Boseman
Directed by
Kamilah Forbes
Written by
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Produced by
Alisa Payne, Geoff Martz