Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

85 mins | Documentary | Nov. 21, 2020

Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.

Between the World and Me

85 mins | Documentary | Nov. 21, 2020

Between the World and Me
Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers HBO Documentary Films
Original title Between the World and Me
Directors Kamilah Forbes
Writers Ta-Nehisi Coates, David Teague

Cast

Angela Bassett

as Self

Alicia Garza

as Self

Jharrel Jerome

as Self

Janet Mock

as Self

Joe Morton

as Self

Wendell Pierce

as Self

MJ Rodriguez

as Self

Yara Shahidi

as Self

Black Thought

as Self

Michelle Wilson

as Self

Oprah Winfrey

as Self