Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Overview
The Black Audio Film Collective’s seventh film envisioned the death and life of the African American revolutionary as a seven part study in iconography as narrated by novelist Toni Cade Bambara and actor Giancarlo Espesito. The stylized tableaux vivants that memorialise Malcolm’s life referenced the early 20th century funeral photography of James Van der Zee’s The Harlem Book of the Dead and the elemental static cinematography of Sergei Paradjanov’s The Colour of Pomegranates.
About Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993)
Released in 1993, Seven Songs for Malcolm X is a documentary film from Black Audio Film Collective (United Kingdom). It was directed by John Akomfrah and written by John Akomfrah and Edward George. The cast is led by Darrick Harris, Danny Carter, Martin Boothe, Byron O. Hurlock and Edward George. With a runtime of 52m, the film averages 10.0/10 across 1 TMDB ratings.
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