Citizen King

Full Frame / Emerging Pictures Audience Award 2004

NEW DOCS

The remarkable achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr. have been well documented, but this moving, revealing film brings a fresh focus to King by concentrating on the lesser known last five years of his life, when he alienated many of his closest associates by broadening his scope beyond civil rights and embracing causes such as opposition to the Vietnam War and the plight of America’s poor and dispossessed. Meticulously researched and beautifully crafted, the film weaves together archival footage and personal recollections to offer new insights into this committed, compassionate leader, who faced formidable challenges as he struggled to transform himself while continuing his moral imperative to transform the world.  TL

Director

Orlando Bagwell

Producer

Orlando Bagwell

Release Year

2003

Festival Year

2004

Country

United States

Run Time

120 minutes