Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
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Runtime: 1 Hr. 52 Min. Rating: Release Year: 2017 Film Info: Screening format: DCP
Visit Website Director: Sam Pollard Producer: Michael Kantor, Sally Rosenthal Screenwriter: Laurence Maslon Cinematographer: Mead Hunt, Allan Palmer Editor: Steven Wechsler Cast: Sammy Davis, Jr., Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Norman Lear, Kim Novak, Chita Rivera

Follow the legendary Sammy Davis Jr. as he navigates the racial prejudices and shifting political terrain of 20th century America. A documentary worthy of this complex, contradictory, and complicated figure, I've Gotta Be Me explores the career and art of this larger-than-life performer who found himself bracketed by the bigotry of White America and the scruitiny of civil rights-era Black America. New interviews (Norman Lear, Billy Crystal, and Whoopi Goldberg) combine with never-before-seen photos to provide an entirely fresh look at this icon who sat at the crossroads of cultural/racial identity.

 

Film Sponsor: Baird

Community Partners: ALIVE MKE, Woodruff Group, BlankSpaceMKE

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