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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Or you will become whatyou don't want to be."

Or you will become what
you don't want to be."

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00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.295
Or you will become what you don't want to be."
Duration
5 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:17
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 she said, "You know, Nikki. Your father's in a hospital." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
And she said, "You know, Nikki. Your father's in a...
He got upset and he's gonna get up - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
He got upset and he's gonna get up
The chair you're leaning on is my chair." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
The chair you're leaning on is my chair."
And I said, "The bedroom you're going in is my bedroom. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
And I said, "The bedroom you're going in is my bed...
The mattress you're gonna stretch out on is my mattress." - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
The mattress you're gonna stretch out on is my mattress...
And I said, "Lemme tell you what's gonna happen - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And I said, "Lemme tell you what's gonna happen
You're gonna wake up in the morning - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:16
You're gonna wake up in the morning
You will smile and tell your wife every morning - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:12
You will smile and tell your wife every morning
Well, I could've thrown him in the backyard - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Well, I could've thrown him in the backyard
"Sometimes we share a poem - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
"Sometimes we share a poem
So I write X and you write O and we both win. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
So I write X and you write O and we both win.
But always we share a poem because belief predates action. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
But always we share a poem because belief predates action.
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...