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Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard (2021)

ALL 10/15/2021 (en) Documentary 94 Min
  • Release
    10/15/2021
  • Production
    David Grubin Productions
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  • Original title
    Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard
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    en
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“The question is, who owns the rights to the violence of the past? Is it the victim or the perpetrator? ” — Tamara Lanier

Overview

FREE RENTY tells the story of Tamara Lanier, an African American woman determined to force Harvard University to cede possession of daguerreotypes of her great-great-great grandfather, an enslaved man named Renty. The daguerreotypes were commissioned in 1850 by a Harvard professor to "prove" the superiority of the white race. The images remain emblematic of America’s failure to acknowledge the cruelty of slavery, the racist science that supported it and the white supremacy that continues to infect our society today. The film focuses on Lanier and tracks her lawsuit against Harvard, and features attorney Benjamin Crump, author Ta-Nehisi Coates and scholars Ariella Azoulay and Tina Campt.

  1. David Grubin

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard (2021) 94 Min

ALL 10/15/2021 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 10/15/2021
  • Production
    David Grubin Productions
  • Original title Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

“The question is, who owns the rights to the violence of the past? Is it the victim or the perpetrator? ” — Tamara Lanier

Overview

FREE RENTY tells the story of Tamara Lanier, an African American woman determined to force Harvard University to cede possession of daguerreotypes of her great-great-great grandfather, an enslaved man named Renty. The daguerreotypes were commissioned in 1850 by a Harvard professor to "prove" the superiority of the white race. The images remain emblematic of America’s failure to acknowledge the cruelty of slavery, the racist science that supported it and the white supremacy that continues to infect our society today. The film focuses on Lanier and tracks her lawsuit against Harvard, and features attorney Benjamin Crump, author Ta-Nehisi Coates and scholars Ariella Azoulay and Tina Campt.

  1. David Grubin

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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