The Black Panthers

Come The Revolution presents in Partnership with Bristol Radical Film Festival:

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

A film by Director Stanley Nelson

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. 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, 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.

1hr 55mins

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Credits:

Directed, Produced, and Written By STANLEY NELSON

Producer LAURENS GRANT

Editor ALJERNON TUNSIL

Associate Producer NICOLE LONDON

Assistant Producer / Researcher SAM ALESHINLOYE

Assistant Editor REBECCA SHERWOOD

Cinematographers ANTONIO ROSSI /RICK BUTLER

Composer TOM PHILLIPS Sound JT TAKAGI

Animators MOLLY SCHWARTZ / GARRY WALLER