Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper
One in a series of 13 documentaries on renowned American poets produced by the New York Center for Visual History. Described by director St. Clair Bourne as “a narrative performance documentary,” this category-defiant film on the life of poet and writer Hughes and the times in which he lived and worked moves from America to Senegal to Paris, from the 1920s Harlem Renaissance to the Black Pride awakening of the 1960s.
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Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper
- Overview
- Cast
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Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 23, 1987
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper
Director
St. Clair Bourne
Description
One in a series of 13 documentaries on renowned American poets produced by the New York Center for Visual History. Described by director St. Clair Bourne as “a narrative performance documentary,” this category-defiant film on the life of poet and writer Hughes and the times in which he lived and worked moves from America to Senegal to Paris, from the 1920s Harlem Renaissance to the Black Pride awakening of the 1960s.
