Sing Your Song

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  • Opened January 13, 2012 
  • 1 hr 43 min

  • Harry Belafonte rises to fame, becoming an acclaimed singer and actor, and working tenaciously throughout his career as a social activist. Full synopsis

  • Director: Susanne Rostock
  • Genres: Documentary

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Salon.com
| Andrew O'Hehir

Most famously, Belafonte ignited immense controversy both within and without the black community by repeatedly suggesting that Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice were the "house slaves" of the George W. Bush administration. Read full review

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The New York Times
| Manohla Dargis

The revelations keep coming in Sing Your Song and it's hard not to go googly eyed when, for a 1963 CBS special, you see Mr. Belafonte discussing the march on Washington with some fellow marchers, Mr. Poitier, Marlon Brando, James Baldwin, Charlton Heston and the film director Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Joe Neumaier

Belafonte still finds ways to address injustice - and now we have over 50 years of his example to follow and his music to enjoy. Read full review

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Movieline
| Stephanie Zacharek

It's valuable for both the vintage footage Rostock has collected and for the observations provided by Belafonte, who is as charming, handsome and persuasive in his mid-80s as he ever was. Read full review

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