Ralph Ellison: An American Journey (2002)
Avon Kirkland's Ralph Ellison: An American Journey takes a close look at the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ralph Ellison. In addition to the expected array of experts that analyze Ellison's work, Kirkland intersperses dramatized scenes from Ellison's only novel Invisible Man, including the infamous blind battle royal that appears in the beginning of the book. Andre Braugher (Homicide) provides the narration. This film was screened at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival before playing as part of the American Masters series on PBS. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Andre Braugher, John Amos, (more)
- Director(s):
- Elise Robertson, Avon Kirkland, (more)
Synopsis of Ralph Ellison: An American Journey
Avon Kirkland's Ralph Ellison: An American Journey takes a close look at the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ralph Ellison. In addition to the expected array of experts that analyze Ellison's work, Kirkland intersperses dramatized scenes from Ellison's only novel Invisible Man, including the infamous blind battle royal that appears in the beginning of the book. Andre Braugher (Homicide) provides the narration. This film was screened at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival before playing as part of the American Masters series on PBS. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
Complete Cast of Ralph Ellison: An American Journey
- Andre Braugher - Narrator
- Paul Benjamin - Grandfather
- Toni Morrison
- John Amos - Dr. Bledsoe
- Jacques C. Smith - Invisible Man
- Director(s):
- Elise Robertson, Avon Kirkland
- Writer(s):
- Avon Kirkland
- Producer(s):
- Avon Kirkland
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