CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 0h 22m

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

10%(1)IMDbHistoryDocumentary

Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.

Directed byAva DuVernay

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 22m
Language
EN
Released
August 26, 2017

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Ava DuVernay on significance of August 28 in black history

Ava DuVernay on significance of August 28 in black history

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Self

Regina King

Regina King

Self

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Self

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Self

Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o

Self

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Michael Ealy

Michael Ealy

André Holland

André Holland

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay
Written by
Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay
Produced by
Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay
Paul Goodwin Garnes
Paul Goodwin Garnes

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