The poet laureate of American darkness, unpacked by those who knew him best.
A documentary profile of 3-time Pulitzer winning author Robert Penn Warren, featuring Harold Bloom, David Blight, Natasha Trethewey, David Milch, Gabriel Warren and Rosanna Warren.
Acting
Harold Bloom's unfiltered, brilliant commentary steals every frame.
Direction
Thurman weaves archival footage with intimate family access.
Director
Tom Thurman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Warren remains the only person to win Pulitzers for both fiction (1947) and poetry (1958, 1979).
His 1964 interview with Malcolm X, included here, was one of the last before Malcolm's assassination.
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