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Tied to the System

Directed by Leah L. Jones

Short Documentary
United States | 20 Minutes| 2016

Four poets illustrate the systematic oppression of black people from slavery to the present. The spoken word pieces are tied together by an adapted reading of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Reverend Nakeesha N. Brown. The letter emphasizes how the current Black Lives Matter movement parallels the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s.

Leah Jones, Director Tied to the SystemLeah L. Jones
Director, Producer, Writer

Tied to the System

Film Information

Director: Leah L. Jones
Country: United States
Year:  2016
Language: English
Runtime: 20 Minutes

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Producer: Leah L. Jones

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