Deep Dive: Uptight (1968) - Part I

Uptight (1968) is a Cleveland set, Cleveland filmed masterpiece that is ripe for re-discovery. It was co-written, produced and co-stars Cleveland born Ruby Dee and documents the political and social struggle of local revolutionaries in the wake of MLK Jr.'s assassination. In part I of our II part series, we take a look at how the script came together and discuss the filming of that script with special guest Mike Wendt from the Greater Cleveland Film Commission.    Watch Uptight on YouTube before we dive in with our coverage in Part II.   Sources: Soul Searching: Black-themed Cinema from the March on Washington to the Rise of Blaxploitation Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook