Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Overview
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.
- Production
- Rada Studio, Confluential Films, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Bertha Doc Society, HBO Documentary Films, Doc Society
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Joe Brewster,Michèle Stephenson
- Writers
- Michèle Stephenson,Joe Brewster
- Cinematography
- Alfredo Alcántara,Greg Harriott,Derek Wiesehahn
- Composer
- Chris Pattishall,Samora Pinderhughes
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Brent Marchant
February 6, 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’…