Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice (1989) was an episode of a TV series called American Experience. It was written and directed by William Greaves.
Ida B. Wells (1862 - 1931) was an African-American journalist and crusader for African-American rights and civil rights for women. She deserves a full-length documentary about her amazing life.
However, what we get here is a well-meaning but pretty basic one-hour TV documentary. As far as I could learn, there have been plays about Wells, but no major films.
Until we get a better movie about Wells, I recommend that you watch this one. At least it will be a start. There are too few ratings about the movie to be meaningful, and this is the first review. My IMDb rating was 8.
Ida B. Wells (1862 - 1931) was an African-American journalist and crusader for African-American rights and civil rights for women. She deserves a full-length documentary about her amazing life.
However, what we get here is a well-meaning but pretty basic one-hour TV documentary. As far as I could learn, there have been plays about Wells, but no major films.
Until we get a better movie about Wells, I recommend that you watch this one. At least it will be a start. There are too few ratings about the movie to be meaningful, and this is the first review. My IMDb rating was 8.
