Santiago ÁlvarezCast
Credits
Editing: Adalberto Galvez Idalberto Gálvez Norma Torrado
Plot
A five-minute short that cuts photographs and footage of racial violence in the United States to Lena Horne's song of the same name.
Sinekatalog’s take
A famous short of protest, driven by sound and image.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (841 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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