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Change was coming to America and the fault lines could no longer be ignored—cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, and disputes raged over equality and civil rights. A new revolutionary culture was emerging and it sought to drastically transform the system. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense would, for a short time, put itself at the vanguard of that change. THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION is the first feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. Renown documentarian Stanley Nelson goes straight to the source, weaving a treasure trove of rare archival footage with the voices of the people who were there: police, FBI informants, journalists, white supporters and detractors, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party and those who left it. Featuring Kathleen Cleaver, Jamal Joseph, and many others, THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION is an essential history and a vibrant chronicle of this pivotal movement that birthed a new revolutionary culture in America. THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION, is the latest film from renowned documentarian Stanley Nelson (FREEDOM RIDERS, THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL). Director / writer / producer Nelson joins us to talk about the formation of the Black Panther Party, the assassination of Panther leader Fred Hampton, the social unrest that made it a such a influential force in the struggle for political power and racial equality.
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Opening Friday September 25th at the Landmark Nuart with Director Stanley Nelson - Friday, September 25 1:30 Q & A; 4:15 Q & A; 7:00 Q & A - Saturday, September 26 1:30 Q & A; 4:15 Q & A; 7:00 Q & A
9/25, 1:30pm: Stanley Nelson in person
9/25, 4:15pm: Stanley Nelson and Panther Michael McCarty, moderated by Prof. Joshua Bloom of UCLA’s Bunche Center for African American Studies
9/25, 7:00pm: Stanley Nelson and Panther Michael McCarty, moderated by Ava DuVernay
9/26, 1:30pm: Stanley Nelson and Panther Mohammad Mubarak, moderated by Denise Hamilton of BADWest
9/26, 4:15pm: Stanley Nelson and Panther Mohammad Mubarak
9/26, 7:00pm: Stanley Nelson and Panther Mohammad Mubarak, moderated by Prof. Melina Abdullah of Cal State LA
” Critics’ Pick. EXCELLENT. What is clear from from this sober yet electrifying film is that the power of the Panthers was rooted in their insistence – radical then, radical still – that black lives matter.” -A.O. Scott, The New York Times
“MAGNIFICENT! A coherent picture of the messiest, most contentious radical group of a chaotic era, and arguably its most consequential.” -Stuart Klawans, The Nation
“It’s the kind of documentary that’s easy to view as distant history, except that so many of the issues the Panthers took up (police brutality, systemic poverty, healthcare, feeding children) are, sadly, not history at all.” – Jason Bailey, Flavorwire