BDC Events
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The Black Panthers:
Vanguard of the Revolution
Directed by Stanley Nelson
Produced by Laurens Grant
Opening in NYC at the Film Forum
Wednesday, September 2
209 West Houston St., New York, NY 10014
Special guests and filmmaker Q&As throughout the run!
Opening Night Screening Hosted by
the Black Documentary Collective (BDC)
7:15 pm
Q&A with Stanley Nelson, Laurens Grant
and Kathleen Cleaver (via Skype)
(Click pix for ticket information)
The Black Panthers 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 wroght when a movement derails. 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 supportersand detractors, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party and those who left it.
"The moment is right for a documentary history of the Panthers."
- The New York Times
"An essential portrait of a singular radical movement in the American experience."
- The Baltimore Sun
"The women's voices are as vital and important as those of their male counterparts, something not often seen in documentaries about times of social change. The fact that these women aren't tied to their husbands or lovers, but are seen as entities of their own, makes The Black Panthers all the more exceptional."
- Buzzfeed
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**Save the Date!**
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
by Carol Bash
Premieres in NYC at Harlem Stage!
*TUESDAY* September 22, 7:30 pm
Special Performance by Geri Allen
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band is a story of tragedy and triumph, seen through the eyes of a prodigy. From World War I through the Vietnam War, from the birth of jazz to the height of rock and roll, we journey the 20th century through the lens of one of its leading musical innovators who is determined to create in a world that could not see past her race or gender.
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