The Sit-in: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

violence

There is footage of police manhandling Black protesters during arrests, as well as a still image of riot police armed with batons striking at people and wrestling others to the ground during a rally. Short clips from 1960s TV dramas and films feature mild violence including gunfire and an exchange of blows.

discrimination

There are references to historical racism and the civil rights movement throughout, including references to segregation and to the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. We see brief archive footage from the 1960s of white people pulling and shoving at Black protesters at a sit-in, and a still image of people pouring flour, sugar and condiments over the protesters. There is also use of the outdated term ‘negro’ in a historical context. The film carries a clear anti-discrimination message.

injury detail

There is brief sight of a dimly-lit, black-and-white still image of Robert F. Kennedy lying on the ground after being shot, without visible blood. Another scene shows a protester with streaks of blood on his face being roughly arrested by police.

additional issues: Infrequent bad language includes ‘shit’ and ‘God’.

racism, moderate violence, injury detail

Classified Date:

18/10/2021

Version:

2D

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Miracle Media

violence

There is footage of police manhandling Black protesters during arrests, as well as a still image of riot police armed with batons striking at people and wrestling others to the ground during a rally. Short clips from 1960s TV dramas and films feature mild violence including gunfire and an exchange of blows.

discrimination

There are references to historical racism and the civil rights movement throughout, including references to segregation and to the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. We see brief archive footage from the 1960s of white people pulling and shoving at Black protesters at a sit-in, and a still image of people pouring flour, sugar and condiments over the protesters. There is also use of the outdated term ‘negro’ in a historical context. The film carries a clear anti-discrimination message.

injury detail

There is brief sight of a dimly-lit, black-and-white still image of Robert F. Kennedy lying on the ground after being shot, without visible blood. Another scene shows a protester with streaks of blood on his face being roughly arrested by police.

additional issues: Infrequent bad language includes ‘shit’ and ‘God’.

Classified date

18/10/2021
Language

English

Director(s)

Yoruba Richen

Production Year

2021

Genre(s)

Documentary

Approx. running minutes

77m

Cast

Gina Belafonte, Harry Belafonte, Leon Bibb