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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance)

Synopsis

Dir: William Greaves, David Greaves, Liani Greaves. Documentary/History. In 1972, filmmaker William Greaves invited surviving members of the Harlem Renaissance to share their thoughts and memories of that period in Black American history.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of profanity, cursing, and ethno-cultural slurs
  • Infrequent references to slavery, the Civil War, and lynching - little detail; infrequent depictions of lynching in a a photographic context - some detail
  • Infrequent breast nudity in a non-sexual pictorial context
  • Frequent depictions of tobacco and alcohol use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • History of Black American culture
  • Art and legacy
  • Identity and belonging

Classification rationale

Rated PG for substance use, mild coarse language and mature subject matter

Classification date

October 07, 2026

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