Ralph Ellison: An American Journey

The Film

In 1952, Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man was published to enormous acclaim, and his essays widely lauded as incisive commentaries on African American life and culture. Though he never completed another novel before his death, Ellison's legacy continues to influence accomplished writers and intellectuals. Who was this man who sent penetrating reverberations through America's cultural life for nearly 50 years? Ralph Ellison presents a vivid portrait of one of the seminal — and too often overlooked — intellectual figures of our time.