Sing Your Song

“Moving and enlightening … Does three things only a superior bio-doc can do: Tell a stirring life story, place that life in the context of its times, and portray it with the kind of depth and breadth that makes you wonder why it hasn't been told before ... it isn't just the story of man, but the story of a country and a century.” –Variety

This intimate look at one of the modern America’s great heroes, Harry Belafonte, tells the story of his rise from the jazz and folk clubs of Greenwich Village and Harlem to his emergence as a star, and how his political identity has shaped his journey. Blacklisted by Joe McCarthy, attacked for his participation in the American Civil Rights movement and at the forefront of the push to end Apartheid, Belafonte at 83 has proven to be one of the world’s most tireless and sincere champions for human rights, using his fame to leverage change from Harlem to Mississippi to Ethiopia to South Central L.A. More than a documentary, it’s a call to action. (U.S., 2011, 98m, digital video)

January - February 2012