Vernon Jordan: Make it Plain
Vernon Jordan: Make it Plain
| 28 December 2020 (USA)
Watch Free for 30 Days

Stream thousands of hit movies and TV shows

Start 30-day Free Trial
Vernon Jordan: Make it Plain Trailers

From filmmaker Dawn Porter (who earlier this year directed "John Lewis: Good Trouble"), the film explores the remarkable journey of Jordan from modest Southern origins to national renown as a pioneering attorney, businessman, civil rights leader, and as a fixture (could one also say a "fixer?") on the DC scene. Jordan's story is told principally through a chronological narration of his life and accomplishment, most of it taken from recent (2019) interviews with and narration by Jordan himself. His early life in Atlanta is limned, where Jordan describes the treasured influence of his mother Mary and his early academic successes (including a law degree from Howard University). His activities in the civil rights movement in the 1960's and 1970's are highlighted, culminating in his ten-year tenure as director of the Urban League.

Reviews
Beystiman

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

View More
Sameer Callahan

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

View More
Lela

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

View More
Janis

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

View More