Reply #45: Documentary of Belafonte's tireless social activism to show on HBO [View All]

Belafonte was being interviewed about the upcoming HBO airing, when he made his comments on Obama. Lots more interviews to come and Belafonte is not afraid to use this bully pulpit to push Obama.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-documentary-films-lands-us-165955
HBO Documentary Films Lands U.S. TV Rights to 'Sing Your Song'

HBO has landed the U.S. TV rights to Harry Belafonte biopic Sing Your Song.

It will air this fall.
The film, which played at the Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals, is directed by Susanne Rostock (The Long Way Home). Read The Hollywood Reporter's review.

“HBO is the best home I know of for documentaries in this country. They have a long track record of presenting great non-fiction programming, I’m thrilled that SING YOUR SONG will have its broadcast premiere on HBO," said producer Michael Cohl in a statement.


http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sundance-review-opening-night-doc-74135

PARK CITY -- The 2011 Sundance Film Festival got launched with the emotional charge of a political rally combined with the enthusiasm of a revival meeting at the screening of Susanne Rostock's "Sing Your Song," which views the extraordinary career of entertainer Harry Belafonte through the prism of his tireless social activism.

The film is less a true documentary that examines a noteworthy life than a call to action for viewers to emulate Belafonte's example of engaging with the world's problems and searching for solutions no matter how long-range they may be.

The film catches a man who has spent a lifetime practicing what he preaches. He has put his butt on the line in Ethiopia and Haiti as well as Alabama and Mississippi.

The film also arrives at a moment when the country is experiencing nostalgia for the Kennedy era of social commitment, spurred by the passing of the founder of the Peace Corps, Sargent Shriver, and the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's "Ask not what your country can do for you" Inaugural Address.