Mr. Harry Belafonte at Sundance - 2011 Sundance Film Festival
Hitfix Interview: Harry Belafonte and his harsh words for Barack ObamaBy Melinda Newman
PARK CITY, Utah- One of the most stirring documentaries making the rounds at the Sundance Film Festival this year is “Sing Your Song,” a film about the life of Harry Belafonte. While the movie traces his musical career, its focus is his life-long role as a civil rights leader and humanitarian and as someone who has never feared speaking truth to power. It shows him walking side-by-side with Martin Luther King Jr., gently chiding the Kennedys for dragging their feet in supporting civil rights, rebuking Bill Clinton for his actions in Haiti, and celebrating Nelson Mandela’s release from prison.
His actions have come at a cost: the FBI spied on him relentlessly and ultimately broke up his first marriage. He’s been chased by the Ku Klux Klan and threatened many times.
We got a chance to talk with Belafonte at Sundance in one of the few interviews he conducted. We also spoke with his daughter, Gina, who co-produced “Sing Your Song,” and the film’s director, Susanne Rostock. They said they are fielding many offers for the picture and they’d like for it to have a theatrical as well as television run, but ultimately, their goal is to have the movie used as a teaching tool in schools about the Civil Rights movement and power of the individual to make a difference. As Gina Belafonte says, “We want it to be everywhere.”
For the Q & A of Melinda's article, go to:
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/hitfix-interview-harry-belafonte-and-his-harsh-words-for-barack-obama
Visit the link below and hear an exert of Belafonte about the why he did the documentary and why he was at the Sundace Event this year.
http://news.yahoo.com/video/entertainment-15749636/harry-belafonte-shares-his-sundance-song-23924053
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