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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

And so there's just somethingnice about putting seed in the ground and...this... It looks...

And so there's just something
nice about putting seed in the ground and...
this... It looks good

Full Transcript

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And so there's just something nice about putting seed
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in the ground and... this... It looks good.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:44
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.
I was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
I was born in Knoxville, Tennessee,
'Cause in our blood is space travel. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
'Cause in our blood is space travel.
Because we've come from a known, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
Because we've come from a known,
If anybody can find what there is in this darkness, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
If anybody can find what there is in this darkness,
Here in the Apollo Theater, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
Here in the Apollo Theater,
Of the Nikki Giovanni fan club. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Of the Nikki Giovanni fan club.
So, Nikki, say something about - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
So, Nikki, say something about
- And... - That's why - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
- And... - That's why
- I'm not friendly. - You're the last person - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
- I'm not friendly. - You're the last person
I'm fortunate, you know, that I'm polite, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I'm fortunate, you know, that I'm polite,
I know, Nikki, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
I know, Nikki,
You sure write in a collective sense. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
You sure write in a collective sense.
- You write for all of us. - But, Johnnetta... - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
- You write for all of us. - But, Johnnetta...
I honestly think that the most important word to me is duty. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I honestly think that the most important word to me is duty.
When all, for lack of a better word, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
When all, for lack of a better word,
Our people have. The history of our people - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Our people have. The history of our people
And it's our duty to tell that story. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And it's our duty to tell that story.
It's just that he couldn't find a job, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
It's just that he couldn't find a job,
And his dream was not realizable - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And his dream was not realizable
So he became a Latin teacher in a local high school - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
So he became a Latin teacher in a local high school