W.E.B. Du Bois Documentary Sets London Screening for October 18
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause will screen at the Charlotte Street Hotel, followed by a talk with director Rita Coburn and actor Jeffrey Wright.
The documentary W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause will screen on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at the Charlotte Street Hotel in London. The screening will be followed by a conversation with director Rita Coburn and actor Jeffrey Wright.
Wright narrates Du Bois' work in the film. The two-hour documentary is narrated by Viola Davis.
Coburn directed, wrote and produced the film. Deadline reported the London screening.
The documentary screened on PBS in the U.S. in May and has since toured North America, following its U.S. broadcast debut and a theatrical roadshow tour.
Coburn's previous documentaries include Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise and Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands.
About the subject
Du Bois was born in 1868, was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard, founded the NAACP, and died in Ghana in 1963.
Quick answers
When is the London screening of W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause?
It will screen on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at the Charlotte Street Hotel in London.
Who appears at the London event?
Director Rita Coburn and actor Jeffrey Wright take part in a conversation after the screening.
Who narrates the documentary?
Viola Davis narrates the two-hour documentary.