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Film

Sing Your Song

Susanne Rostock, United States, 2011

101 min.Documentary

Wonderfully archived, and told with a remarkable sense of intimacy, visual style, and musical panache, Susanne Rostock's inspiring biographical documentary "Sing Your Song", surveys the life and times of singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte. From his rise to fame as a singer, inspired by Paul Robeson, and his experiences touring a segregated country, to his provocative crossover into Hollywood, Belafonte's groundbreaking career personifies the American civil rights movement and impacted many other social-justice movements. Rostock reveals Belafonte as a tenacious hands-on activist, who worked intimately with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., mobilized celebrities for social justice, participated in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and took action to counter gang violence, prisons, and the incarceration of youth.
Because of his beliefs, Belafonte drew unwarranted invasions by the FBI into both his personal life and career, which led to years of struggle. But an indomitable sense of optimism motivates his path even today as he continues to ask at 84, "What do we do now?" His example may well inspire you to action.
Basic information Credits
Original title Sing Your Song
Danish title Harry Belafonte - En kamp for ligeret
Other titles En kamp for ligeret
Director Susanne Rostock
Screenplay Susanne Rostock
Producer Michael Cohl, Gina Belafonte, Julius R. Nasso
Director of Photography Bobby Shepherd, Jim Brown, Peter Pilafian
Editor Susanne Rostock, Jason L. Pollard
Composer Hahn Rowe
Appearance Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Nat King Cole
Production country United States
Danish rating Allowed for children over the age of 11
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Companies

Production company
Co-production Belafonte Enterprises, S2BN Entertainment, Julius R. Nasso Productions

Direction

Direction Susanne Rostock

Script

Screenplay Susanne Rostock

Production

Producer Michael Cohl
Producer Gina Belafonte
Producer Julius R. Nasso
Co-producer Sage Scully

Cinematography

Cinematographer Bobby Shepherd
Cinematographer Jim Brown
Cinematographer Peter Pilafian

Editing

Editor Susanne Rostock
Editor Jason L. Pollard

Music

Composer Hahn Rowe

Sound

Supervising sound editor Neil Cedar
Sound effect editor John Bowen

Animation

Animation supervisor Robert Luttrell
Animation Neil Murphy

Appearance

Appearance Harry Belafonte
Appearance Sidney Poitier
Appearance Nat King Cole

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