Meet award-winning filmmaker and MacArthur Genius Stanley
Nelson who will answer your questions following a screening of his acclaimed
film, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, this Friday night, 7PM
start time, Page Hall, UAlbany Downtown campus."Essential history and a primer in making sense of how we live now."-- Washington Post
April 7 (Friday): THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION
Film screening with
commentary by director Stanley Nelson — 7:00 p.m. [note early start time], Page
Hall, 135 Western Avenue, Downtown Campus
Directed by Stanley
Nelson (United States, 2015, 115 minutes, color and b/w)
This feature length
documentary explores the remarkable history of the Black Panther Party, its
formation and ultimate downfall, and its cultural and political significance to
the broader American culture. Nikki Baughan of the Alliance of Women Film
Journalists, called the film “Compelling and incisive,” and said, “The most
shocking aspect…is how painfully relevant its message still is.” The film
premiered at Sundance, aired on PBS, and received awards for Best Documentary
from the Image Awards and the National Board of Review
Stanley Nelson is an Emmy Award-wining documentary filmmaker
and recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. He was awarded the National
Humanities Medal by President Obama in 2014. Nelson’s other films include
FREEDOM RIDERS, JONESTOWN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PEOPLE’S TEMPLE, and THE
MURDER OF EMMETT TILL, among others.Note: Producer Marcia Smith, also originally scheduled to attend, will not appear at the event because of a scheduling conflict.
Sponsored in conjunction with UAlbany’s School of Criminal Justice’s Justice & Multiculturalism in the 21st Century: Crime, Justice, and Public Memory Film Series.
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