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But always we share a poem because belief predates action
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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

But always we share a poembecause belief predates action

But always we share a poem
because belief predates action

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But always we share a poem because belief predates action.
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8 seconds
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35
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:36
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.
And I believe the most beautiful poem ever heard - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
And I believe the most beautiful poem ever heard
I recruited Nikki - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I recruited Nikki
We had a program and I thought - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
We had a program and I thought
So we put together a nomination package - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
So we put together a nomination package
I became interested - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
I became interested
Part of what they had against her - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Part of what they had against her
"Spring gave away to these hot days, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
"Spring gave away to these hot days,
I'm sure they'd cash today in to be those girls again, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
I'm sure they'd cash today in to be those girls ag...
Thank you. I wrote it on the Megabus - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Thank you. I wrote it on the Megabus
I think that we as writers, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
I think that we as writers,
To our hearts, that we want to share, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
To our hearts, that we want to share,
And somebody comes up to us, you know, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
And somebody comes up to us, you know,
But you didn't write that poem to instruct them. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
But you didn't write that poem to instruct them.
Because you had something on your mind or on your heart - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Because you had something on your mind or on your heart
So it's not that we use our talent - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
So it's not that we use our talent
I know that you can be with a lot of people. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I know that you can be with a lot of people.
And there's still, there's just part of you - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And there's still, there's just part of you
I'm fortunate because I'm a poet, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I'm fortunate because I'm a poet,
We are allowed to speak to the human condition - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
We are allowed to speak to the human condition
And we have the ability to contemplate the future - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And we have the ability to contemplate the future