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  • 2016
  • Atlas Industries
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2016
  • Atlas Industries
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary Daryl Davis is an accomplished musician who was played all over the world. He also has an unusual hobby, particularly for a middle aged black man. When not displaying his musical chops, Daryl likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan. When many of these people eventually leave the Klan with Daryl's support, Daryl keeps their...

Directed By: Matthew Ornstein

  • 2016
  • Atlas Industries
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2016
  • Atlas Industries
  • 1 h 36 m

Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Daryl Davis is an accomplished musician who was played all over the world. He also has an unusual hobby, particularly for a middle aged black man. When not displaying his musical chops, Daryl likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan. When many of these people eventually leave the Klan with Daryl's support, Daryl keeps their...

Directed By: Matthew Ornstein

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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5 Reviews
29% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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75
Jan 12, 2017
[Davis's] insistence on shaking hands and showing respect — the opposite of the behavior you see on Twitter — patiently chips away at their preconceptions about race. It's like he's trying to carve the Lincoln Memorial with a scalpel.
By Amy Nicholson FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 5, 2017
The strongest exchange in the film comes when he is confronted by several angry black activists who believe what he is doing is self-abasing and hurtful to the cause of civil rights. It is left for you to be the judge. I think he’s a hero. Every little bit helps.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 5, 2017
Mr. Davis, speaking to Faith Morris of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, poses a knotty question about how far his cause of eliminating race hate has yet to go. Her reply: “How long is this documentary going to be?”
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
70
Dec 8, 2016
The differing responses Accidental Courtesy is likely to evoke in viewers make it a great conversation-starter for public and educational forums.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
70
Dec 8, 2016
It may lack focus in its approach to its subject, but Davis’ compelling character and powerful message keep the audience engaged.
By Kimber Myers FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 5, 2017
Davis holds forth memorably on the histories of country, blues, and rock 'n' roll. (He played with Chuck Berry.) But neither he nor Accidental Courtesy has much time to consider the scene with the BLM activists, who, in the film's schematic presentation, get depicted as something like a Klan equivalent — just less friendly.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 3, 2017
The film is a debater with some interesting points to make but no overall argument to contain them.
By Elise Nakhnikian FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sound and Vision, Lodger Films, Fancy Film Post Services
Release Date Dec 9, 2016
Duration 1 h 36 m
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Website http://www.accidentalcourtesy.com/
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Napa Valley Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Calgary Underground Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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