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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

This is hot chocolate atthe beginning of spring, topped with hand-whippeddouble cream, a...

This is hot chocolate at
the beginning of spring, topped with hand-whipped
double cream, a splash of brandy
to give it sass, and just a little
cinnamon to give it class

Full Transcript

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This is hot chocolate at the beginning of spring,
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topped with hand-whipped double cream,
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a splash of brandy to give it sass,
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and just a little cinnamon to give it class.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:06
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.
This is not a poem, this is a summer quilt, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
This is not a poem, this is a summer quilt,
That was Grandmother's wedding dress, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
That was Grandmother's wedding dress,
This is a bus seat. No, I'm not going to move today. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
This is a bus seat. No, I'm not going to move today.
It is a celebration for the road we have traveled, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
It is a celebration for the road we have traveled,
This is an explosion, the original Big Bang - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
This is an explosion, the original Big Bang
This is about us celebrating ourselves. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
This is about us celebrating ourselves.
Light the candles, this is a rocket. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Light the candles, this is a rocket.
"We're going to Mars, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
"We're going to Mars,
For the very same reason - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
For the very same reason
For the reason we fall in love. It's the only adventure. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
For the reason we fall in love. It's the only adventure...
We're going to Mars because whatever is wrong with us - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
We're going to Mars because whatever is wrong with us
So we journey forth, carrying the same baggage, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:13
So we journey forth, carrying the same baggage,
One day looking for prejudice to slip, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
One day looking for prejudice to slip,
One day maybe the whole community - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
One day maybe the whole community
Maybe one day the Jewish community will be at rest, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Maybe one day the Jewish community will be at rest,
And all the rest of us will get great meals at holy days, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And all the rest of us will get great meals at holy days,
And it’s an honor to introduce this woman - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
And it’s an honor to introduce this woman
She's an activist, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
She's an activist,
She's original Black girl magic, motherfuckers. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
She's original Black girl magic, motherfuckers.
Give it up for Nikki, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Give it up for Nikki,