Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni

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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Title: Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Character: Self
Released: November 3, 2023
Type: Movie
Intimate vérité, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of poetry take us on a journey through the dreamscape of legendary queer poet Nikki Giovanni as she reflects on her life and legacy.
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Title: Love Life
Character: Nikki Giovanni
Released: May 27, 2020
Type: TV
A romantic comedy anthology series which follows a different protagonist each season on the journey from first love to last love, with each half-hour episode chronicling one of their relationships.
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Mr. SOUL!
Title: Mr. SOUL!
Character: Self
Released: April 27, 2018
Type: Movie
On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising stars of black American culture onto the national television stage. He was hip. He was smart. He was innovative, political, and gay. In his personal fight for social equality, this man ensured the Revolution would be televised. The man was Ellis Haizlip. The Revolution was soul!
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The Amazing Nina Simone
Title: The Amazing Nina Simone
Character: Self
Released: October 16, 2015
Type: Movie
The life, legacy and musical accomplishments of singer, musician, pianist, songwriter and Civil Rights activist, Nina Simone through interviews with over 50 of the subject’s friends, family, band members, lovers and fellow activists. The film has been called the best of the three Nina Simone films by The New Yorker Magazine.
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Rosa
Title: Rosa
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery, Alabama city bus and refused to give up her seat to a white man, an act that ignited a movement that changed modern history.
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Spirit to Spirit: Nikki Giovanni
Title: Spirit to Spirit: Nikki Giovanni
Character: Herself
Released: October 24, 1986
Type: Movie
Once crowned "The Princess of Black Poetry," the prolific and political Nikki Giovanni has become one of America's most popular poets. The film highlights the life and work of a poet whose verse appeals to everyone interested in poetry and modern American life. This lyrical and visually provocative film details the poet's coming-of-age against the background of her times: the Civil Rights struggle, Vietnam, and the Women's Movement. In this dynamic portrait, selected readings by Giovanni reveal the values and personal history which have deeply influenced her poetry. Spirit to Spirit unveils the sly wit and sharp insights of Giovanni's multi-layered work, making it a delightful introduction to this talented poet and incisive social commentator. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and the Women’s Film Preservation Fund, with support from the Leon Levy Foundation.
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Title: Reading Rainbow
Character: Herself - Narrator (voice)
Released: June 6, 1983
Type: TV
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
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Accomplished Women
Title: Accomplished Women
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
This film features six prominent women successful in a variety of fields: Katharine Graham, president of the Washington Post Company; Dr. Virginia Apgar, specialist in the problems of newborn infants; LaDonna Harris, founder of Americans for Indian Opportunity; Shirley Chisholm, first black U.S. Congresswoman; Nikki Giovanni, poet; and Helen Reddy, singer.
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Title: The Mike Douglas Show
Character: Self
Released: December 11, 1961
Type: TV
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.