Stamped from the Beginning featuring a conversation with Roger Ross Williams

Oscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams brings Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s NY Times bestseller to the screen. Dr. Kendi’s National Book Award winner chronicles the entire story of anti-Black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history.

Williams’ documentary adaptation uses an innovative animation process that blends live action with the art of the era to illuminate figures and moments both well-known and obscure, both historical and contemporary. Leading female academics and activists guide viewers through a searing account of how racist tropes and imagery were developed and enshrined in American culture. Directed and produced by Williams (Cassandro; Love to Love You, Donna Summer), who will be in attendance for an extended interview on his career.