Free Renty tells the story of Tamara Lanier, an African American woman determined to force Harvard University to cede possession of daguerreotypes of her great-great-great grandfather, an enslaved man named Renty. The daguerreotypes were commissioned in 1850 by a Harvard professor to "prove" the superiority of the white race. The images remain emblematic of America’s failure to acknowledge the cruelty of slavery, the racist science that supported it and the white supremacy that continues to infect our society today. The film focuses on Lanier and tracks her lawsuit against Harvard, and features attorney Benjamin Crump, author Ta-Nehisi Coates and scholars Ariella Azoulay and Tina Campt.
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- Year2021
- Runtime95 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorDavid Grubin
- ProducerDavid Grubin
- CastTamara Lanier, Benjamin Crump, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Tina Campt, Ariella Azoulay
- CinematographerSam Russell
- EditorDeborah Peretz
- MusicMichael Bacon & Xavier Muzik
Free Renty tells the story of Tamara Lanier, an African American woman determined to force Harvard University to cede possession of daguerreotypes of her great-great-great grandfather, an enslaved man named Renty. The daguerreotypes were commissioned in 1850 by a Harvard professor to "prove" the superiority of the white race. The images remain emblematic of America’s failure to acknowledge the cruelty of slavery, the racist science that supported it and the white supremacy that continues to infect our society today. The film focuses on Lanier and tracks her lawsuit against Harvard, and features attorney Benjamin Crump, author Ta-Nehisi Coates and scholars Ariella Azoulay and Tina Campt.
https://www.freerentyfilm.com/
https://www.facebook.com/FreeRentyDoc
- Year2021
- Runtime95 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorDavid Grubin
- ProducerDavid Grubin
- CastTamara Lanier, Benjamin Crump, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Tina Campt, Ariella Azoulay
- CinematographerSam Russell
- EditorDeborah Peretz
- MusicMichael Bacon & Xavier Muzik