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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

"A fool who grins at a face in the mirror andtells herself it's pretty

"A fool who grins at a face in the mirror and
tells herself it's pretty

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"A fool who grins
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at a face in the mirror and tells herself it's pretty.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:12:55
Uploaded
Apr 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Rada Studio,Confluential Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Bertha Doc Society,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A look at the life of poet, Nikki Giovanni and the revolutionary historical periods through which she lived, from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.
A sentimental woman who pressed his shirts - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:13
A sentimental woman who pressed his shirts
I wonder why my insides don't match my outside anymore, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
I wonder why my insides don't match my outside anymore,
- Both of you. - You're looking good. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
- Both of you. - You're looking good.
When I went out and suddenly I don't know where I am, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
When I went out and suddenly I don't know where I am,
And like you, then when I... when I wake up, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
And like you, then when I... when I wake up,
Sorry, I'm just gonna do the orange juice, coffee, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Sorry, I'm just gonna do the orange juice, coffee,
I had spoken to her the day before, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
I had spoken to her the day before,
And the next day, her daughter calls me up and tells me - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And the next day, her daughter calls me up and tells me
What she needed, so that she could relax, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
What she needed, so that she could relax,
- Ooh! - Mm-hmm. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
- Ooh! - Mm-hmm.
- I noticed them. Beautiful. - You wanna look at it - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
- I noticed them. Beautiful. - You wanna look at it
- ♪ Let's go higher ♪ - ♪ Let's go higher ♪ - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:27
- ♪ Let's go higher ♪ - ♪ Let's go higher ♪...
I grew up, of course, in a Baptist church, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I grew up, of course, in a Baptist church,
I can't dig the theology, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I can't dig the theology,
The New York Community Choir - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
The New York Community Choir
Some lady was singing "Yes, Jesus Loves Me." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Some lady was singing "Yes, Jesus Loves Me."
My God, as a so-called Black militant, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
My God, as a so-called Black militant,
As a matter of fact, I got up in church and said, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
As a matter of fact, I got up in church and said,
- It blew my mind! - Baby, what we did with Jesus - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
- It blew my mind! - Baby, what we did with Jesus
It has nothing whatever to do with that White Jesus - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
It has nothing whatever to do with that White Jesus