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HBO Max Amazon Channel
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8.0
/986/
77
/58/
69
/21/
3.8
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100
/10/
94
/4/
cc age 13+

King in the Wilderness (2018)
A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.
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AMC+ Amazon Channel
80
68
7.6
/2588/
78
/97/
75
/42/
4.0
/7594/
92
/53/
86
/71/
73
/15/
cc age 16+

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists in the United States during that period and includes the appearances of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other activists, artists, and leaders central to the movement.
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Criterion Channel
75
60
7.4
/3013/
74
/127/
71
/92/
4.1
/32029/

Black Panthers (1968)
A film shot during the summer of 1968 in Oakland, California around the meetings organised by the Black Panthers Party to free Huey Newton, one of their leaders, and to turn his trial into a political debate. They tried and succeeded in catching America’s attention.
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Starz
73
46
7.2
/891/
55
/15/
51
/9/
3.6
/705/
100
/9/
85
/43/
78
/5/

A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)
The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform.
poster
Kanopy
75
35
7.5
/805/
73
/24/
58
/10/
3.6
/535/
100
/6/
76
/21/

Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)
A documentary about militant student political activity at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1960s.
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Hoopla
76
19
8.2
/691/
70
/13/
71
/11/
3.9
/745/

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
A presentation of key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, MLK is followed through major steps in his struggle to promote racial equality. Including footage of King's stirring speeches, it is a fitting tribute to his legacy, and features clips narrated by a wide range of celebrities, including Harry Belafonte, Paul Newman Charlton Heston, Ruby Dee, Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quinn, Walter Matthau, Ben Gazzara, Clarence Williams III, Joanne Woodward, and James Earl Jones.
poster
61
18
6.6
/340/
50
/15/
57
/19/
3.7
/736/

LBJ (1968)
This is a montage of different images from the JFK, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy triumphs and assassinations, all three events being observed by Lyndon Johnson as the dark figure who is plotting the anti-black rights movement.
poster
73
16
7.1
/77/
63
/3/
70
/4/
89
/21/

The Fall (1969)
"The Fall" depicts certain scenes in New York City between October 1967 and March 1968, shot by the independent filmmaker, Peter Whitehead. It is a very personal documentary, and Whitehead appears in a large number of scenes, and we hear his lengthy ruminations on the state of the United States and the war in Vietnam.
poster
77
15
7.5
/576/
75
/25/
66
/14/
3.7
/608/
100
/2/

Malcolm X (1972)
James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.
poster
66
8
6.9
/124/
65
/7/
63
/10/
3.5
/275/

Tell Me Lies (1968)
Adapted and directed by Peter Brook from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘production-in-progress US’, this long-unseen agitprop drama-doc – shot in London in 1967 and released only briefly in the UK and New York at the height of the Vietnam War – remains both thought-provoking and disturbing. A theatrical and cinematic social comment on US intervention in Vietnam, Brook’s film also reveals a 1960s London where art, theatre and political protest actively collude and where a young Glenda Jackson and RSC icons such as Peggy Ashcroft and Paul Scofield feature prominently on the front line. Multi-layered scenarios staged by Brook combine with newsreel footage, demonstrations, satirical songs and skits to illustrate the intensity of anti-war opinion within London’s artistic and intellectual community.
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10
/1/

Ah, Sunflower (1967)
Allen Ginsberg in Britain.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
45
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5.2
/265/
50
/12/
35
/2/

South to Black Power (2023)
In his provocative 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, New York Times opinion columnist Charles M. Blow calls for a “reverse Great Migration” of African Americans from the North back to the South to upend today’s political power structures while reclaiming the land and culture they left behind. South to Black Power does more than illustrate Blow’s enlightening ideas; we journey through Blow’s personal story, from his childhood in Louisiana to his role as father to young adult children in New York City, showing us the hard-won truths behind his vision for the future.
poster
?
7.6
/27/

Black Power Salute (2008)
A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event in the world. Two men made a courageous gesture that reverberated around the world, and changed their lives forever. This film is about Tommie Smith and John Carlos' protest at the 1968 Olympics.
poster
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10
/1/

Revolution Underway (1968)
This color propaganda film made National Education Program (NEP) as a warning to citizens of the USA about the subversive groups within the country looking to destroy the American system and its people. It dates to 1968, one of the most chaotic years in 20th Century American history.
poster
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10
/1/

From Protest to Resistance (1968)
Documentary film about three veterans of the Civil Rights movement who have become peace spokesman for the new opposition activist. It traces their thought and action over the past year, as they see themselves moving from demonstration to political organizing.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
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6.8
/56/
40
/3/
80
/2/

The FBI's War on Black America (1990)
Through a secret program called the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), there was a concerted effort to subvert the will of the people to avoid the rise "of a Black Messiah" that would mobilize the African-American community into a meaningful political force. This documentary establishes historical perspective on the measures initiated by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI which aimed to discredit black political figures and forces of the late 1960's and early 1970's. Combining declassified documents, interviews, rare footage and exhaustive research, it investigates the government's role in the assassinations of Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, and Martin Luther King Jr. Were the murders the result of this concerted effort to avoid "a Black Messiah"?
poster
Kanopy
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7.8
/34/
70
/1/

COINTELPRO 101 (2010)
COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. “COINTELPRO” refers to the official FBI COunter INTELigence PROgram carried out to surveil, imprison, and eliminate leaders of social justice movements and to disrupt, divide, and destroy the movements as well. Many of the government's crimes are still unknown. Through interviews with activists who experienced these abuses first-hand, with rare historical footage, the film provides an educational introduction to a period of intense repression and draws relevant lessons for the present and future.
poster
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5.8
/7/

Black at Yale: A Film Diary (1974)
The film focuses on the experiences of African-American students at Yale in the early 1970s. The influential documentary short follows students Erroll McDonald and Eugene Rivers, and features a conversation with civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael.
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10
/1/

After Civil Rights... Black Power (1967)
Report on the nature of "Black Power," and how it can be effectively used. Interviews with Martin Luther King, SNCC head Stokely Carmichael, Floyd McKissick of CORE, and Charles Evers. Reporter is Sander Vanocur.
poster
Kanopy
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7.2
/9/
10
/1/

Anatomy of Violence (1967)
Documentary of the Symposium on the Dialectics of Liberation and the Demystification of Violence, held in London, July 1967, organized by R.D.Laing, with Stokely Carmichael, Allen Ginsberg, Paul Goodman, Herbert Marcuse, John Gerassi, and many others. An important record of the spectrum of left-wing politics and personalities during the turbulent Sixties.
poster
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40
/2/

Huey! (1968)
Documentary film produced by American Documentary Films and the Black Panther Party from 1968, honoring Huey P. Newton's struggle for African American civil rights, advocating for his release from jail and addressing issues of racism in American society. Features scenes from the funeral of Bobby Hutton and the Huey P. Newton Birthday Rally in the Oakland Auditorium on February 17th 1968, with speeches by: Bobby Seale (who explains the Black Panther Party's 10 Point Program in detail); Ron Dellums; James Foreman; Charles R. Garry; Eldridge Cleaver; Bob Avakian; H. Rap Brown and Stokely Carmichael. Also includes views of police officers showing the weapons and armor they carry in patrol cars and of African Americans discussing racism in American society. This film was scripted and directed by Sally Pugh.
poster
62
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7.9
/149/
47
/4/
58
/5/

All Power to the People! (1996)
Using government documents, archive footage and direct interviews with activists and former FBI/CIA officers, All Power to the People documents the history of race relations and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States during the 1960s and 70s. Covering the history of slavery, civil-rights activists, political assassinations and exploring the methods used to divide and destroy key figures of movements by government forces, the film then contrasts into Reagan-Era events, privacy threats from new technologies and the failure of the “War on Drugs”, forming a comprehensive view of the goals, aspirations and ultimate demise of the Civil Rights Movement…
poster
68
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7.1
/359/
70
/4/
65
/8/

Mama Africa (2011)
Miriam Makeba was one of the first African musicians who won international stardom and whose music was always anchored in her traditional South African roots. Miriam Makeba was forced into exile in 1959. She sang for John F. Kennedy, performed with Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone, was married to Hugh Masekela and also Stokely Carmichael. Her life was tumultuous. She always stood for truth and justice. She fought for the oppressed most importantly for black Africans, as a campaigner against apartheid. She died November 2008 after a concert in Italy. Mika Kaurismäki's documentary, traces fifty years of her music and her performing life. Through rare archive footage of her performances and through interviews with her contemporaries we discover the remarkable journey of Miriam Makeba.
poster
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Stokely Carmichael On Police Shootings, Black Nationalism and Developing a White Base
KPIX-TV news footage from May 31 1966 featuring scenes from a press conference by civil right activist and organizer Stokely Carmichael, who talks about a police shooting (possibly that of Matthew 'Peanut' Johnson?), his being called a "Black Nationalist" by the media and the need for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to develop a base amongst the white community. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks. Note: this reversal print was transferred in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in May 2021.
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Stokely Carmichael Press Conference (1966)
PIX news footage from January 27, 1966 with reporter Jim Anderson featuring scenes from a press conference given by Stokely Carmichael (c1966) about the Lowndes County Freedom Organization, in which he defends the group against accusations of millitancy and responds to questions about their point of view on violent resistance. During the press conference Carmichael refers to the Alabama Democratic Party as "corrupt" and "racistic" and says that "it has to be smashed." Ends with silent views of the press conference. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks. This film reversal print was remastered in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in September 2022.


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