The Black Candle

The Black Candle

Infobox Film
name = The Black Candle


director = M.K. Asante, Jr.
producer = M.K. Asante, Jr.
Ben Haaz
Kenny Gamble
Walter Lomax
writer = M.K. Asante, Jr.
Maya Angelou (poetry)
narrator = Maya Angelou
starring = Chuck D
Maulana Karenga
Dead Prez
Kiri Davis
Amiri Baraka
Ursula Rucker
Jim Brown
Haki Madhubuti
Molefi Kete Asante
music = Nnenna Freelon, Derrick Hodge
released = November, 2008
language = English
imdb_id = 1204882

The Black Candle is an independent documentary film directed by M.K. Asante, Jr. and narrated by Maya Angelou.

Synopsis

The Black Candle uses Kwanzaa as a vehicle to explore and celebrate the African-American experience.

Narrated by world renowned poet Maya Angelou and directed by award-winning author and filmmaker M.K. Asante, Jr., The Black Candle is about the struggle and triumph of African-American family, community, and culture.

The first feature film on Kwanzaa, The Black Candle traces the holiday’s growth out of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s to its present-day reality as a global, pan-African holiday embraced by over 40 million celebrants.

External links

* [http://www.theblackcandle.com The Black Candle - Official Movie Website]
* [http://www.asante.info M.K. Asante, Jr., director - Official Site]


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