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Lessons of the Hour (2019)
Directed by Isaac Julien
History · 29m
Isaac Julien's visionary film Lessons of the Hour explores the incomparable achievements of Frederick Douglass, America’s foremost abolitionist figure. After escaping slavery in Maryland, Douglass gained prominence on the abolitionist circuit as an extraordinary orator, becoming the most photographed American of the 19th century. Julien’s project is informed by some of Douglass’s most important speeches, such as Lessons of the Hour, What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?, and Lecture on Pictures, the latter being a text that connects picture-making and photography to his vision of how technology influences human relations. Julien's work gives expression to the zeitgeist of Douglass’s era, his legacy, and the ways in which his story may be viewed through a contemporary lens. The presentation also includes photographs and tintypes produced in conjunction with the film.
Cast
Ray Fearon
Cara Horgan
Crew
- Director
- Isaac Julien
Details
- Release date
- 2019-03-08
- Runtime
- 29m
- Genres
- History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom