EPISODE · Sep 1, 2022 · 50 MIN
Kwame Kwei-Armah on ‘Malcolm X,’ ‘Ragtime’ and ‘Hollywood Shuffle’
from Feeling Seen · host Marissa Flaxbart, Jordan Crucchiola
A writer for stage and screen, an artistic director, and an actor, Kwame Kwei-Armah chose a truly poetic trio of Black men pushed to a righteous breaking point for today’s conversation. Which is a perfect parallel to his latest project, Breaking (which premiered at Sundance ‘22 under the title 892), starring John Boyega and based on the true story of Brian Brown-Easley. Then, Jordan has one quick thing about forthcoming shorts anthology Give Me an A.Movies this week:Malcolm X (Spike Lee, 1992)Ragtime (Milos Forman, 1981)Hollywood Shuffle (Robert Townsend, 1987)***With Jordan Crucchiola and Kwame Kwei-Armah Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinfeelingseen Feeling Seen is hosted by Jordan Crucchiola and is a production of Maximum Fun. You can watch video editions of our new episodes on our YouTube Channel!Need more Feeling Seen? Keep up with the show on Instagram and Bluesky.
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Co-writer of BREAKING & Artistic Director of the Young Vic on the self-determined life.
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