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Nationtime

Directed by William Greaves

Release: 1972
Runtime: 80
Country: U.S.
Language: English

Best known for his avant-garde meta-documentary Symbiopsychotaxiplasm, William Greaves (1926–2014) was also the director of over 100 documentary films, the majority focused on African American history, politics, and culture. Nationtime is a report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered black voices from across the political spectrum, among them Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Dr. Betty Shabazz, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, Isaac Hayes, Richard Roundtree and H. Carl McCall. Narrated by Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte, the film was considered too militant for television broadcast at the time and has since circulated only in an edited 58-minute version. This new 4K restoration from IndieCollect, with funding from Jane Fonda and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, returns the film to its original 80-minute length and visual quality.

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  • Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
  • Color: Color

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14 Pews Houston 1603684800October 26, 2020 - January 26, 2021
a/perture cinema Winston Salem 1602129600October 8, 2020 - January 22, 2021
AFI Silver Silver Spring 1601956800October 6, 2020 - January 22, 2021
Ambler Theater Ambler 1613019600February 11 - March 1, 2021
Amherst Cinema Amherst 1603252800October 21 - December 3, 2020
Anthology Film Archives New York 1602129600October 8, 2020 - January 26, 2021
ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks Bethlehem 1602216000October 9 - November 30, 2020
Austin Film Society Austin 1601524800October 1, 2020 - January 25, 2021
BAM Rose Cinemas Brooklyn 1601524800October 1, 2020 - March 1, 2021
Beautiful Ventures 1606798800December 1, 2020 - February 17, 2021
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) Berkeley 1603166400October 20, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Brattle Theatre Cambridge 1601524800October 1, 2020 - January 25, 2021
Charles Theatre Baltimore 1602561600October 13, 2020 - January 25, 2021
Cinema 21 Portland 1601524800October 1, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Cinema Detroit Detroit 1602648000October 14, 2020 - January 22, 2021
Cinema Lamont Oak Park 1603080000October 19, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Cinema Worcester Worcester 1605848400November 20, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Cinemapolis Ithaca 1603080000October 19, 2020 - January 25, 2021
CineSpeak Philadelphia 1602216000October 9, 2020 - January 22, 2021
Cleveland Cinemas Cleveland 1601524800October 1, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Cleveland Cinematheque Cleveland 1601524800October 1, 2020 - January 22, 2021
Colonial Theatre Belfast 1605762000November 19, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Coral Gables Art Cinema Coral Gables 1602734400October 15, 2020 - January 5, 2021
County Theater Doylestown 1613019600February 11 - March 1, 2021
Crandell Theatre Chatham 1603684800October 26, 2020 - January 25, 2021
DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema New York 1603857600October 28, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit 1602648000October 14, 2020 - February 22, 2021
Digital Gym Cinema San Diego 1602734400October 15, 2020 - January 21, 2021
Facets Chicago 1602129600October 8, 2020 - January 26, 2021
FilmBar Phoenix 1605243600November 13, 2020 - January 8, 2021
Fine Arts Theatre Asheville 1603166400October 20, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Foreign Press Association 1603425600October 23, 2020 - February 17, 2021
Fox Theatre Toronto 1613019600February 11 - May 14, 2021
Freedom Flicks – Center for Constitutional Rights New York 1613019600February 11 - May 14, 2021
Gary International Black Film Festival Gary 1604466000November 4, 2020 - February 17, 2021
Hiway Theater Jenkintown 1613019600February 11 - March 1, 2021
Hollywood Theatre Portland 1601524800October 1, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Howard University Washington 1606798800December 1, 2020 - February 17, 2021
Indiana University Cinema Bloomington 1601524800October 1 - December 7, 2020
Laemmle Theatres Los Angeles 1603080000October 19, 2020 - January 22, 2021
LANGSTON Seattle 1623384000June 11 - July 31, 2021
Lark Theater Larkspur 1601956800October 6, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Lightbox Film Center Philadelphia 1601524800October 1, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Lumiere Cinema Los Angeles 1601956800October 6, 2020 - January 22, 2021
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Houston 1602216000October 9, 2020 - January 25, 2021
Museum of the Moving Image Astoria 1602734400October 15, 2020 - January 21, 2021
Niagara Artists Centre St. Catharines 1613624400February 18 - March 16, 2021
Nickelodeon Theatre Columbia 1602043200October 7, 2020 - January 26, 2021
North Park Theatre Buffalo 1602129600October 8, 2020 - January 22, 2021
O Cinema Miami Beach 1603080000October 19, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Olympia Film Society Olympia 1602129600October 8, 2020 - January 22, 2021
Pageant Theatre Chico 1605157200November 12, 2020 - January 22, 2021
Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center Patchogue 1612414800February 4 - February 26, 2021
Plaza Theatre Atlanta 1601524800October 1, 2020 - January 25, 2021
Princeton Garden Theatre Princeton 1613019600February 11 - March 1, 2021
Reg Lenna Center for the Arts Jamestown 1602820800October 16, 2020 - January 25, 2021
Riverview Theater Minneapolis 1602043200October 7, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Roxie Theater San Francisco 1603166400October 20, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Senator Theatre Baltimore 1602561600October 13, 2020 - January 25, 2021
SIFF Film Center Seattle 1603339200October 22, 2020 - January 22, 2021
SNF Parkway Theatre Baltimore 1603080000October 19, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Sol Cinema Cafe New York 1602734400October 15, 2020 - January 26, 2021
State Theatre Modesto 1612414800February 4 - April 6, 2021
Suns Cinema Washington 1602648000October 14, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Taking Over Presents Brooklyn 1614315600February 26 - April 2, 2021
Tampa Theatre Tampa 1603339200October 22, 2020 - January 25, 2021
TCAN Cinema Natick 1607058000December 4, 2020 - January 26, 2021
The Apohadion Theater x SPACE Portland 1601524800October 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021
The Cinematheque Vancouver 1602734400October 15, 2020 - January 25, 2021
The City College of New York New York 1605070800November 11, 2020 - February 17, 2021
The Congress of African People Atlanta 1599624000September 9, 2020 - February 17, 2021
The Frida Cinema Santa Ana 1603771200October 27, 2020 - January 22, 2021
The Grand Berry Theater Fort Worth 1602648000October 14, 2020 - January 26, 2021
The Independent Picture House (Charlotte Film Society) Charlotte 1603857600October 28, 2020 - January 26, 2021
The Loft Cinema Tucson 1602820800October 16, 2020 - January 22, 2021
The Neon Dayton 1601956800October 6, 2020 - January 26, 2021
The Screening Room Newburyport 1603771200October 27, 2020 - January 21, 2021
Theatre Raymond Kabbaz Los Angeles 1602216000October 9, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Time & Space Limited Hudson 1604030400October 30, 2020 - January 25, 2021
Tivoli at the Nelson-Atkins Kansas City 1602216000October 9, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Tivoli Theatre Chattanooga 1604030400October 30, 2020 - January 26, 2021
Tropic Cinema Key West 1615006800March 6 - March 31, 2021
Violet Crown Austin Austin 1603166400October 20, 2020 - January 21, 2021
Violet Crown Charlottesville Charlottesville 1603166400October 20, 2020 - January 21, 2021
Violet Crown Santa Fe Santa Fe 1603166400October 20, 2020 - January 21, 2021