Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project is a 2023 documentary film directed by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson.

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Directed by
Produced by
Cinematography
  • Greg Harriott
  • Alfredo Alcántara
  • Derek Wiesehahn
  • Shawn Peters
Edited by
  • Terra Jean Long
  • Lawrence Jackman
Music by
  • Samora Pinderhudges
  • Christopher Pattishall
Production
companies
Release date
  • January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20) (Sundance)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Summary

The film covers American poet Nikki Giovanni's life and the historical periods she lived through from the civil rights movement and Black Arts Movement to Black Lives Matter.[1][2] It was narrated by actress Taraji P. Henson.[3]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 20.[4] It received the Grand Jury Prize award for U.S. Documentary Competition.[5] The film was also screened at the 2023 True/False Film Festival.[6] In August 2023, HBO Documentary Films had acquired U.S. and Canada television and streaming rights to the film.[7]

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.6/10.[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[9]

References
  1. "Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project". Fork Films. 15 January 2019.
  2. Flam, Charna (March 7, 2023). "Sundance Winners Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson Sign with Range Media Partners". Variety. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. Galuppo, Mia (January 19, 2023). "Sundance: Taraji P. Henson to Narrate Nikki Giovanni Doc 'Going to Mars' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. Reynolds, Robin (January 12, 2023). "Sundance 2023: Movies in the U.S. Documentary Competition Program". MovieWeb. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  5. Donnelly, Matt; Debruge, Peter (January 27, 2023). "Sundance Winners: 'A Thousand and One' Takes U.S. Dramatic Jury Prize (Complete List)". Variety. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  6. "True/False Announces 2023 Festival Lineup". Filmmaker. February 8, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  7. Carey, Matthew (August 29, 2023). "HBO Documentary Films Acquires Sundance Winner 'Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project' About Famed Poet, Activist". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  8. "Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  9. "Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project". Metacritic. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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