Uncle Tom (film)

Uncle Tom is a 2020 American political documentary film directed by Justin Malone, written by Ryder Ansell, Larry Elder, Justin Malone, and Larry Elder as executive producer.[1]

Uncle Tom
Movie poster featuring Larry Elder
Directed byJustin Malone
Produced byRyder Ansell
Written by
Music byDamon Criswell
CinematographyJustin Malone
Edited byJustin Malone
Production
company
Malone Pictures
Release date
  • June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19) (US)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The documentary collects interviews with a number of both well known and lesser known black conservative thinkers in the United States that question how the black population have been treated by the political establishment as well as consequences of the policies introduced specifically by the Democratic party.[2] The War on poverty legislation launched in the 1960s is in particular questioned and criticized, and is summarized by Elder with:

And what the welfare state has done, in my opinion, is incentivize Black women to marry the government, and allow men to abandon their financial and moral responsibilities to their families. We’ve gone from 25% of Black kids born outside wedlock in 1965, to nearly 70% now. You cannot attribute that to Jim Crow and racism. It has to do with bad government policy.

The film title references Uncle Tom, the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and points out how many black conservatives that are publicly open about their views experience being called "race traitors", sellouts, and "Uncle Toms".[2]

The documentary is notable for, despite little publicity, reaching record sales of nearly $400,000 in download sales during the first week after release.[3]

The documentary features interviews with notable people like Larry Elder, Thomas Sowell, Robert L. Woodson, Stephen Broden, Jesse Lee Peterson, Herman Cain, Carol M. Swain, Allen West, and Candace Owens.[2][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Record opening for new Documentary Film - Uncle Tom". Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. "Column: What frightens the American left: Larry Elder's new documentary 'Uncle Tom'". Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. "Larry Elder's Black conservative film 'Uncle Tom' takes top spot for documentaries". Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. "'Uncle Tom' Documentary Explores What It's Like to Be a Minority Within a Minority Group, a Black Conservative". Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. "Who stars in Uncle Tom?". Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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