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UK Premiere: W.E.B. Du Bois Doc 'Rebel With A Cause'
15 Oct
Summary
- W.E.B. Du Bois documentary to premiere in London on October 18, 2026.
- Film features narration by Jeffrey Wright and dramatic readings.
- Documentary covers Du Bois' life from Harvard PhD to work in Ghana.
The feature documentary W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause is scheduled for its UK debut on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at London's Charlotte Street Hotel. Following its U.S. broadcast and North American tour, the film by Rita Coburn will screen.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with director Rita Coburn and narrator Jeffrey Wright. The documentary offers an in-depth look at the life of W.E.B. Du Bois, a pivotal figure in civil rights thought.
Directed, written, and produced by Coburn, the film explores Du Bois' journey from becoming the first African American Harvard Ph.D. to his role in founding the NAACP and his international work. The narrative is enhanced by dramatic readings and archival materials.
Viola Davis narrates the two-hour film, with dramatic readings by Common, Courtney B. Vance, and Jeffrey Wright. Historians and scholars also provide commentary, illuminating Du Bois' enduring legacy from his birth in 1868 to his death in Ghana in 1963.
