Guilty or Innocent of Using the N Word
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Directed by | Bhavna Malkani |
Written by | Bhavna Malkani |
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Music by | The 49ers |
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Running time | 28 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Guilty or Innocent of Using the N Word is a 2006 documentary directed by British director Bhavna Malkani. The documentary explores questions and issues surrounding the word nigger that many feel constrained to discuss, as it is often categorized as a taboo word. The twenty-eight-minute film investigates the word chronologically, discussing the history of the word from its origins all the way to rap's influence on the acceptance and commercialization of the term.[1]
Cast[]
Guest appearances in the documentary include M-1 of Dead Prez, Grouchy Greg, CEO of AllHipHop, Philadelphia rapper The Last Emperor, hip-hop producer/rapper Marchitect and others.
Filming and reception[]
The documentary was filmed in London, England; New York, New York; Newark, Delaware; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Guilty or Innocent of Using the N Word won the London Film Convention Award at the Portobello Film Festival in 2006 and Best Short Documentary at New York's 5th Annual H2O Odyssey International Hip-Hop Awards in 2007. The documentary was also short listed to win Best Film at the 5th Buffalo Film Festival in October 2007.[2]
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- 2006 films
- English-language films
- Documentary films about words and language
- Films about race and ethnicity
- Documentary films about hip hop music and musicians
- British films
- 2006 documentary films
- British documentary films
- Music documentary film stubs
- 2000s British film stubs