It premiered on PBS last night, as part of its AMERICAN MASTERS series; if you missed it, or didn’t DVR to watch later, you can now watch "August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand," in full, online, embedded below.
Directed by Emmy and Peabody-winner Sam Pollard (long-time Spike Lee editor, as well as a director and producer in his own right), the documentary explores the life and legacy of Tony- and Pulitzer-winning playwright August Wilson – the man some call America’s Shakespeare — from his roots as a Pittsburgh activist and poet, to his indelible mark on Broadway.
Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives,…
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