Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story(2025)
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story Synopsis
Everyone knows the phrase “Black is Beautiful,” but few know of the man who helped popularize it. Little known Harlem based photographer - freedom fighter and activist - Kwame Brathwaite took 500,000 photos across his 70-year career, always devoted to celebrating the joy and beauty of African American life. This feature documentary tells the story of Kwame and the “Black is Beautiful” movement.
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story (2025) is a documentary film directed by Yemi Bamiro, released on October 9, 2025 with a runtime of 1h 38m.
- Director:
- Yemi Bamiro
- Writers:
- Yemi Bamiro, Otto Burnham
- Producers:
- Ian Bonhôte, Joanna Boateng, Andrew Calof
- Cinematographer:
- Jean-Louis Schuller
- Composer:
- Kwes
- Production:
- Misfits Entertainment, The Creative Coalition, Wayfarer Studios, The Kwame Brathwaite Archive
- Status:
- Released
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Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story was released on October 9, 2025 and runs for 1h 38m.