Ralph Ellison was an African-American writer and essayist, who's only novel Invisible Man (1953) gained a wide critical success. Ellison's ambitious journey from a childhood of hardship and poverty to celebrated African American writer is chronicled in this inspiring program through exclusive interviews and personal recollection.

Ralph Ellison
Self (archive footage)

Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America
Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America

Merton: A Film Biography
Merton: A Film Biography

Selma
Selma

Blavatsky
Blavatsky

The Dark World
The Dark World

The Edge of Love
The Edge of Love

Hebrews to Negroes 2: Revelation - The Age of The Awakening
Hebrews to Negroes 2: Revelation - The Age of The Awakening

Grid
Grid

Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats
Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats

François Villon: The Maverick Poet
François Villon: The Maverick Poet

T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s
T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s

Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover