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The Sun Rises in the East (2022)
58 min | Documentary

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The Sun Rises in the East (2022)

58 min | Documentary

The Sun Rises in The East chronicles the birth, rise and legacy of The East, a pan-African cultural organization founded in 1969 by teens and young adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Led by educator and activist Jitu Weusi, The East ...See moreThe Sun Rises in The East chronicles the birth, rise and legacy of The East, a pan-African cultural organization founded in 1969 by teens and young adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Led by educator and activist Jitu Weusi, The East embodied Black self-determination, building more than a dozen institutions, including its own African-centered school, food co-op, newsmagazine, publisher, record label, restaurant, clothing shop and bookstore. The organization hosted world-famous jazz musicians and poets at its highly sought-after performance venue, and it served as an epicenter for political contemporaries such as the Black Panther Party, the Young Lords and the Congress of Afrikan People, as well as comrades across Africa and the Caribbean. In effect, The East built an independent Black nation in the heart of Central Brooklyn. The Sun Rises in The East is the first feature-length documentary to explore The East and its continued influence on the fabric of Black Brooklyn. The film also examines challenges that led to The East's eventual dissolution, including its gender politics, financial struggles and government surveillance. Featuring interviews with leaders of The East, historians and people who grew up in the organization as children, The Sun Rises in The East delivers an exhilarating and compelling vision for just how much is possible. See less

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23 cast members

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Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele Self Self See fewer	The Sun Rises in the East (2022)
Adeyemi Bandele Self Self See fewer	The Sun Rises in the East (2022)
Fela Barclift Self Self See fewer	The Sun Rises in the East (2022)
Gary Bartz Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Jazz Story (1999)
Martha Bright Self Self See fewer	The Sun Rises in the East (2022)
Kweli Campbell Self Self See fewer	The Sun Rises in the East (2022)
Milford Graves Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Lord Shango (1975)
Mark Winston Griffith Self Self See fewer	School Colors (2019)
Malika Iman Self Self See fewer	The Sun Rises in the East (2022)
Kwasi Konadu Self Self See fewer	New Books in History (2008)
Basir Mchawi Self Self See fewer	The Sun Rises in the East (2022)
James Mtume Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rush Hour 3 (2007)
David Paterson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Don't Go to Strangers (2008)
Pharoah Sanders Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
Segun Shabaka Self Self See fewer	The Sun Rises in the East (2022)
Al Sharpton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mr. Deeds (2002)
Dwana Adiaha Smallwood Self Self See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Suzanne Spellen Self Self See fewer	The Sun Rises in the East (2022)
Sun Ra Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Space Is the Place (1974)
June Tyson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Space Is the Place (1974)
Al Vann Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
K. Mensah Wali Self Self See fewer	The Sun Rises in the East (2022)
Jitu Weusi Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)