‘The Sit-In’: Director Yoruba Richen On Documentary About History-Making Week When Harry Belafonte Hosted ‘The Tonight Show’

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In its day, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson dominated ratings and garnered numerous awards. But one of its most overlooked achievements is the week when Johnny Carson gave up his chair to m…

), follows the first time an African-American hosted a late-night television show for an entire week.

The idea was always that there’s so much great footage of the guests, that we would use the footage of the guests to re-create what it felt like and what it was. And, of course, we had Harry interviewed. So that was how we initially met that challenge. But then, as you do when you’re making a film, you try to find something.

In terms of the general research, again, it was about this week in the time in 1968, but it was really how Harry saw what was going on in the world and Harry’s relationship with these guests, so that helped to narrow down. That’s the place where we start from. That dictated what information and contacts was needed in terms of footage.

I think Gina, his daughter, says it best, that he was so likable and in this way, non-threatening to this mainstream audience, even though his politics, you know, were considered radical at that point, or at least progressive, and he had a point of view. So he was the guy that Johnny knew could interpret what was going on around the country and around the world at this divisive time. I think it makes total sense.

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