{"id":155609,"date":"2021-09-07T09:24:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T13:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=155609"},"modified":"2021-09-07T09:24:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T13:24:48","slug":"director-marcus-a-clarke-talks-blood-brothers-malcolm-x-muhammad-ali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/director-marcus-a-clarke-talks-blood-brothers-malcolm-x-muhammad-ali\/","title":{"rendered":"Director Marcus A. Clarke Talks &#8216;Blood Brothers: Malcolm X &#038; Muhammad Ali"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Blackfilm.com correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ellenthagreat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ellen J. Wanjiru<\/a> speaks with director <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stmarxbk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marcus A. Clarke<\/a><\/strong> about <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2021\/08\/watch-trailer-for-blood-brothers-malcolm-x-muhammad-ali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blood Brothers: Malcolm X &amp; Muhammad Ali<\/a>,<\/strong> the 1st documentary film to explore the untold story of Malcolm X &amp; Muhammad Ali\u2019s friendship. <strong>Premieres on Netflix September 9th<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mZ6XA3b0XvE?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/mZ6XA3b0XvE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For three pivotal years, Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X forged a brotherhood that would not only change both men but change the world. Blood Brothers: Malcolm X &amp; Muhammad Ali tells the extraordinary story behind the friendship \u2014and the ultimate falling out\u2014 of two of the most iconic figures of the 20th century. Few people understand the bond these men shared. In this new feature-length documentary from producer Kenya Barris, director Marcus A. Clarke offers a fresh perspective by using insider voices and never-before-seen footage to chart this most complex of friendships, tracing the near simultaneous and symbiotic rise of the charismatic and outspoken Olympic champion who charmed the nation, and the ex-con-turned intellectual revolutionary who railed against oppression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through interviews with those closest to them \u2014 Malcolm X\u2019s daughter Ilyasah Shabazz, Ali\u2019s brother Rahman and daughters Maryum and Hana \u2014 and cultural luminaries such as Cornel West and Al Sharpton, the film illuminates their meeting, bonding, and eventual falling out over discord within the leadership of the Nation of Islam. Inspired by the book \u201cBlood Brothers\u201d written by Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith, the film is directed by Marcus A. Clarke (Unsolved Mysteries, Rapture), produced by Kenya Barris and Jason Perez and executive produced by Erynn Sampson, Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn, Simon George and Marcus A. Clarke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 149 210'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Marcus-Clarke-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155733\" width=\"149\" height=\"210\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quote from Marcus A. Clarke:&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cMalcolm X and Muhammad Ali are two of the most iconic and revered African Americans of the twentieth century, and yet the depths of their friendship and the influence they had on each other is largely unknown.&nbsp;<em>Blood Brothers&nbsp;<\/em>provides a deeper understanding into what made these two men tick, the intense role faith played in their bond and ultimately how their budding friendship came to an abrupt end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EN-US_Blood_Brothers_MXMA_Vertical_27x40_RGB_PRE-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Blood Brothers\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-155192\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackfilm.com correspondent Ellen J. 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