Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project poster

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project( 2023)

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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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      Nikki Giovanni

      Self

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      Taraji P. Henson

      Self (voice)

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      Virginia Fowler

      Self

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      Kai Giovanni

      Self

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      Thomas Giovanni

      Self

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      Touré Neblett

      Self

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      Novella Nelson

      Self

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    A review by Brent Marchant

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    Written by Brent Marchant on Tue Feb 06 2024
    Celebrating the life of a towering figure can be a challenge to get right, and that’s precisely where this profile of poet, advocate and educator Nikki Giovanni comes up short. Writer-directors Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson earnestly but regrettably struggle to capture the nature and character of this African-American icon of literature and activism, whose 60+-year career has borne witness to the wide-ranging history of the nation’s social and cultural movements during that time. Giovanni’s take on these subjects has nearly always been radical and unreserved, with criticisms and commentar...

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    Released

    Original Language

    English

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