The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

"ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE."

2015 1h 53m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 67

Documentary

Synopsis

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The story of the Black Panthers is often told in a scatter of repackaged parts, often depicting tragic, mythic accounts of violence and criminal activity; but this is an essential story, vibrant, human; a living and breathing chronicle of a pivotal movement that birthed a new revolutionary culture in America.

“ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE.”

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Cast

Kathleen Cleaver
Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)
Julian Bond
Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee [SNCC]
Jamal Joseph
Self - Black Panther Party
Blair Anderson
Self - Black Panther Party
Omar Barbour
Self - Black Panther Party
Elaine Brown
Self - Black Panther Party
Scot Brown
Self - Historian
William Calhoun
Self - Black Panther Party

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stanley Nelson
Writers: Stanley Nelson
Languages: French, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Aljernon Tunsil shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kathleen Cleaver and Julian Bond and Jamal Joseph carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4316236 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 67 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stanley Nelson directs. Aljernon Tunsil cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Editor Aljernon Tunsil shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Kathleen Cleaver and Julian Bond and Jamal Joseph carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE.".
6IMDB entry: tt4316236 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 67 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Aljernon Tunsil
Sound: Benny Mouthon
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)

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Stanley Nelson

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Production companies

Who made it

Firelight Films
US
ITVS
US
IN
Independent Lens
US
Ford Foundation / JustFilms
US
PBS
US

Key crew

AnimationMolly Schwartz
AnimationGarry Waller
Associate ProducerNicole London
ProducerStanley Nelson
Production ManagerJennifer Crystal Chien
EditorAljernon Tunsil
ProducerLaurens Grant
Executive ProducerSally Jo Fifer
Associate ProducerRebecca Kent
Sound RecordistLauretta Molitor
Sound Re-Recording MixerBenny Mouthon
Production AssistantBenjamin Frankenberg

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

black panther party
1960s

Release history · US

When it landed

Premiere2015-01-23· Sundance Film Festival
Theatrical (limited)2015-03-08· Boulder International Film Festival
Theatrical (limited)2015-03-19· Cleveland International Film Festival
Theatrical (limited)2015-04-18· Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival
Theatrical (limited)2015-09-02· New York City
Digital2022-02-01· The Criterion Channel