"They want to take away our right to vote and deny us social justice. "How interesting that the committee and the Rev are on the same page exposing the lies and the liars who threaten our democracy," said De Niro.
He drew a firm distinction between Sharpton and other "loudmouths" on today's airwaves and at the Jan. "Loudmouth," which is seeking distribution at Tribeca, was introduced by Tribeca co-founder Robert De Niro. "Everybody takes blows but you got up and keep stepping," said Lee, who joined Sharpton and John Legend, executive producer of the film, on stage. Lee, a longtime friend who cast Sharpton in a small role in 1992's "Malcolm X," cheered Sharpton for being there "from the get-go, fighting the good fight." "Shoot your best shot," Sharpton said in a Q&A after the film. John Lewis and others, while at the same time chronicling his unique longevity despite plenty of naysayers along the way. "Loudmouth" contextualizes Sharpton's legacy as an extension of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, the Rev.
The event held Saturday at the Borough of Manhattan Community College celebrated Sharpton with the kind of big-screen portrait that has been commonplace for an older generation of civil rights leaders, but had, until "Loudmouth," eluded the 67-year-old activist. Al Sharpton documentary "Loudmouth" in a premiere that united on stage Sharpton and Spike Lee - two towering New York figures who have each been vilified and celebrated for careers championing racial justice. NEW YORK - On the eve of Juneteenth, the Tribeca Festival came to a close with the Rev.
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