Paul Robeson: Here I stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic champion of the rights of the poor working man, the disenfranchised and people of color. This comprehensive documentary portrait of singer, actor, activist Paul Robeson, was made with the full cooperation of his family.

The two-hour biography, directed by veteran filmmaker St. Clair Bourne and written by Lou Potter, combines footage filmed in London, Wales and the United States, film footage from German and Russian archives and contemporary interviews with Harry Belafonte, Pete Seeger, Ossie Davis, Uta Hagen as well as some of Robeson's surviving friends.