The Black Panthers : vanguard of the revolution

Nelson, Stanley, 1951- (screenwriter,, film producer,, film director.). Grant, Laurens, (film producer.). Cleaver, Kathleen, (commentator.). Joseph, Jamal, (commentator.). Brown, Elaine, 1943- (commentator.). Douglas, Emory, (commentator.). Tunsil, Aljernon, (editor of moving image work.). Rossi, Antonio (Cinematographer), (director of photography.). Butler, Rick, (director of photography.). Moore, Allen, 1952- (director of photography.). Charles, Cliff, (director of photography.). Phillips, Tom, 1952- (composer (expression)). Firelight Films (Firm), (production company.). Independent Television Service, (production company.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary: "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. Master 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, Elaine Brown, Emory Douglas, Jamal Joseph, and many others, it's an essential history and a vibrant chronicle of this pivotal movement that birthed a new revolutionary culture in America"--Container.

Item details

ISBN: 9781627895453
ISBN: 1627895450
ISBN: 0841887026826
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Theatrical version.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2016]
Copyright: ©2015

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Widescreen. Originally produced in 2015 for broadcast as an episode of the television program Independent Lens in 2016.
Formatted Contents Note:	Start of the party -- Packing the capital -- Free Huey -- Panther pads -- Stop the pigs! -- Fugitive from justice -- Madness in the courts -- Chicago raid -- Split in the party -- Bobby Seale for mayor.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editor, Aljernon Tunsil ; composer, Tom Phillips ; cinematography by Antonio Rossi, Rick Butler, Allen Moore, Cliff Charles ; animation and graphics, Gary Waller, Molly Schwartz.
Participant or Performer Note:	Kathleen Cleaver, Elaine Brown, Emory Douglas, Ericka Huggins, Elbert "Big Man" Howard, Jamal Joseph, Clayborne Carson, Tarika Lewis, Rita Williams-Gracia, Sherwin Forte, Wayne Pharr, Ronald Freeman, Flores Forbes, Landon Williams, Mohammed Mubarek, Jeff Haas, Dennis Cunningham, Yohuru Williams, Jeffrey Ogbar, Mark Kurlansky, Donna Murch, Scot Brown, among others.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen; stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	English dialogue; optional English SDH subtitles; closed-captioned.