As the world marks the 100th anniversary of Malcolm X’s birth this year, a new film series at Anthology Film Archives asks: What have we forgotten about one of the most photographed and misrepresented political figures of the 20th century?

The series, “ Malcolm X: Multidimensional ,” which opened Thursday and runs through Sept. 21, presents a deeper and more expansive portrait of the Black leader than the more familiar images in his autobiography and its 1992 film adaptation by Spike Lee.

The series was assembled by Yasmina Price, a New York-based cultural critic and film scholar. Price said she aimed to curate a wide-ranging lineup of documentaries, experimental films, newsreels, and public television shows that, taken together, frame Malcolm X not just as a civil rights icon but as t

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