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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

You're wanting me to go to someplace thatI'm not gonna go because it'll make me unhappy

You're wanting me to go to someplace that
I'm not gonna go because it'll make me unhappy

Full Transcript

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You're wanting me to go
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to someplace that I'm not gonna go
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because it'll make me unhappy.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:58
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 refuse to be unhappy about something - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
And I refuse to be unhappy about something
So, I selected happiness - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
So, I selected happiness
"I brush my teeth, I smile, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
"I brush my teeth, I smile,
I think I'll run away with the ants - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
I think I'll run away with the ants
And I like Christmas okay, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And I like Christmas okay,
And it's like, "Whoa, what is wrong with you?" - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
And it's like, "Whoa, what is wrong with you?"...
I wanna know where was Mr. Santa Claus - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
I wanna know where was Mr. Santa Claus
But the minute they needed something, right? - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
But the minute they needed something, right?
One foggy Christmas Eve, then Santa's there, you know, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
One foggy Christmas Eve, then Santa's there, you know,
He should have. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
He should have.
Some of us in this room are in some ways different. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Some of us in this room are in some ways different.
And I just wanted to say, you know, remember Rudolph - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:14
And I just wanted to say, you know, remember Rudolph
Because anybody that has any talent in this room - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Because anybody that has any talent in this room
Whether you can sing, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Whether you can sing,
And so what you wanna do is go on with your life. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And so what you wanna do is go on with your life.
Because at some point you're gonna find somebody - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
Because at some point you're gonna find somebody
Would you ever say that some of your poems - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
Would you ever say that some of your poems
Were you ever bullied - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
Were you ever bullied
What would you say your life was like - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
What would you say your life was like
If you could describe yourself - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
If you could describe yourself