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Black Panthers is a 1968 short documentary film directed by Agnès Varda.[3]

Black Panthers
Title screen
Directed by	Agnès Varda
Cinematography	David Myers[1] Agnès Varda
Production company	Cine-Tamaris [fr]
Release date	1968 (1968)
Running time	28 minutes
Countries	France United States[2]
Language	English

The film focuses on the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California, during protests over the arrest of Black Panther co-founder Huey P. Newton for the murder of police officer John Frey in 1967.[4]

Summary

In the summer of 1968, people arrive in Oakland to protest Huey P. Newton's arrest. Newton is himself interviewed and talks about his poor treatment while incarcerated and also talks about the ideals of the Black Panther movement which includes protecting the black community from the police, informing them of their rights, and taking advantage of license to carry firearm laws in order to arm Panthers to police the police.

Other people are interviewed, including Kathleen Cleaver[5] who talks about the natural hair movement and the increasing importance of women in positions of authority in the Black Panther movement. The film ends with Newton's conviction for manslaughter and a hate crime involving two police officers shooting the window of a Black Panther office where Newton's picture had been hung in the front window.

Development

Varda and her crew shot the film in 1968 during her time in California while her husband Jacques Demy was in Hollywood working on Model Shop.[6]

Release

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The Criterion Collection released the film as part of the Eclipse box set Agnès Varda in California in 2015.[7]

Reception

In 2020, Eric Kohn of IndieWire wrote of the film: "Viewed from a contemporary perspective, as the streets light up with the fury over yet more injustices against black people by the police, Black Panthers is timelier than ever, and a welcome antidote to blaring media headlines — a movie that goes beyond gawking at anger and frustration to highlight its genuine purpose."[6]

References

External links

• Black Panthers at IMDb
• Black Panthers at Rotten Tomatoes

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