Angela Davis

Angela Davis

Total Credits at Criticker: 13 (Actor)

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    Fidel
    Documentary about Fidel Castro, covering 40 years of Cuban Revolution. Rare Fidel Castro footage: he appears swimming with a bodyguard, visiting his childhood home and school, playing with his friend Nelson Mandela, meeting kid Elián Gonzalez, and celebrating his birthday with the Buena Vista Social Club group.
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    The U.S. vs. John Lennon
    Exploring Vietnam-era struggles that remain relevant today, The U.S. vs. John Lennon tells the true story of the U.S. Government's attempts to silence John Lennon, the beloved musician and iconic advocate for peace. (Lions Gate)
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    Black is... Black Ain\
    A film about black experiences with a "backdrop of Creole cooking."
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    Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary
    The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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    Free Angela & All Political Prisoners
    A documentary that chronicles the life of young college professor Angela Davis, and how her social activism implicates her in a botched kidnapping attempt that ends with a shootout, four dead, and her name on the FBI's 10 most wanted list.
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    Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
    Follows the life of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, poet and activist Alice Walker. (en.wikipedia.org)
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    13th
    An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality. (imdb)
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    The James Baldwin Anthology
    Consists of Baldwin's historic speech at UC Berkeley in 1979, his answers in a dialog with Malcom X in the 60's, and a series of original mixed media images done by Claire Burch as a memorial after his death in 1987. Following this material is an interview with the late Professor Erskine Peters who was host to Baldwin at this time, and a session at Cody's Bookstore in Berkeley, California where David Lemming is reading from his biography of Baldwin.
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    This Is Personal
    The Women's March mobilized millions of women to protest after the inauguration of President Trump. But working across ideologies to combat injustice has its challenges. Academy Award-nominated director Amy Berg takes an insider look at the struggle for intersectional activism among the Women's March leadership. (imdb)
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    Between The World And Me
    Adaptation of the 2015 nonfiction book written by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates, written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feelings, symbolism, and realities associated with being Black in the United States. (wikipedia)
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    Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary
    Director Yolande du Luart had been involved in Lettrist circles in France before decamping for California to study film at UCLA. During this time, UCLA professor Angela Davis was a subject of increasing scrutiny after coming out as a Communist, provoking the ire of administrators and governor Ronald Reagan.
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    A Place of Rage
    This celebration of African American women and their achievements features interviews with Angela Davis, June Jordan and Alice Walker. Within the context of the civil rights, Black power and feminist movements, the trio reassess how women such as Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer revolutionized American society. (imdb)
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    Stamped from the Beginning
    A hybrid documentary/scripted feature based on Dr. Kendi's National Book Award-winning "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas".
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