Free Angela, and all political prisoners

Publication/Creation:

Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2013]

Format:

Video or Visual Material

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Free Angela, and all political prisoners / Codeblack Films ; REALside Productions + De Films en Aiguille present, in coproduction with Direct Cinéma, with the participation of Direct 8, with the support of La Région Île-de-France ; a film by Shola Lynch ; director + writer, Shola Lynch ; producers, Carole Lambert + Shola Lynch + Carine Ruszniewski + Sidra Smith

Variant Titles:

Free Angela

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Lynch, Shola, film director, screenwriter, and film producer
Lambert, Carole (Producer), film producer
Ruszniewski, Carine, film producer
Smith, Sidra, 1971-, film producer
Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-
Davis, Eisa
Dirden, Brandon
Young, Bradford
Reid, Vernon
CodeBlack Entertainment
REALside (Firm)
De Films en Aiguille (Firm)
Direct Cinema Ltd
Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Biographical films
Documentary films
Feature films
Nonfiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Subjects:

Davis, Angela Y.(Angela Yvonne),1944-
Davis, Angela Y.(Angela Yvonne),1944---Interviews
Women revolutionaries--United States--Biography
African American women political activists--Biography
Women political prisoners--United States--Biography

Description/Summary

Summary:

"A ... docudrama that takes a gripping look at the historical incidents that created an international movement to free activist Angela Davis, and tells the story of social justice activism that lands her on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list"--Container.

Language:

English

Language Note:

In English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Physical Type/Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Technical Note:

DVD; NTSC; 16:9 widescreen; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Restrictions on Access:

For private home use only.

General Note:

Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture released in 2012.
Special features: 40 minute companion piece documentary.

Awards:

Official Selection: Pan African Film Festival, 2013; Official Selection: Toronto International Film Festival, 2012.

Participant/Performer Note:

Interviewees, Angela Davis, Deacon Alexander, Bettina Aptheker, richard Arnason, Lowell Bergman, Stephen Bingham, Leo Branton, Margaret Burnham, Earl Caldwell, Elisabeth Coleman, Fania E. Davis, William Divale, Howard Morre, Jr., Stephen Shames, Doris Brin Walker, David Weir, Charles E. Young ; Eisa Davis as Angela Davis and Brandon Dirden as George Jackson.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Cinematography (interviews), Sandi Sissel ; cinematography (recreations), Bradford Young ; editors, Lewis Erskine, Marion Monnier ; music, Vernon Reid.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936676718602486

OCLC Number:

851583701

Other Identifiers:

Universal Product Code: 031398173588

Publisher Number:

43643 Lionsgate

Barcode:

010003003823