Angela Davis

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Angela Davis

Born January 26, 1944 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA (age 82)

Angela Davis is an American political activist, academic scholar, and author. She emerged as a prominent counterculture activist and radical in the 1960s as a leader of the Communist Party USA, and had close relations with the Black Panther Party through her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. Her interests include prisoner rights; she co-founded Critical Resistance, an organization working …

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The Occupation of the American MindThe Occupation of the American Mind · 2016
The Occupation of the American Mind
8.42016
MovieDocumentary
Over the past few years, Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the world—except the United States. This documentary takes an eye-opening look at this critical exception, zeroing in on pro-Israel public relations efforts within the U.S.
Walter Rodney: What They Don’t Want You to KnowWalter Rodney: What They Don’t Want You to Know · 2024
Walter Rodney: What They Don’t Want You to Know
2024
MovieDocumentary
An original circa 72-minute documentary featuring a murder, Cold War conspiracies, Black Power, the end of the Empire, and how that connects to the policing and surveillance practices of today. It feeds a growing appetite for history from a different perspective, as we grapple with the legacy of empire, colonialism, and its impact on the modern world.
When I See Them, I See UsWhen I See Them, I See Us · 2021
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
MovieDocumentary
We choose to build with one another in a shoulder to shoulder struggle against state-sanctioned violence. A violence that is manifest in the speed of bullets and batons and tear gas that pierce our bodies. One that is latent in the edifice of law and concrete that work together to, physically and figuratively, cage us. We choose to join one another in resistance not because our struggles are the same but because we each struggle against the formidable forces of structural racism and the carceral and lethal technologies deployed to maintain them. This video intends to interrupt that process – to assert our humanity – and to stand together in an affirmation of life and a commitment to resistance. From Ferguson to Gaza, from Baltimore to Jerusalem, from Charleston to Bethlehem, we will be free.
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward TwilightBetye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight · 2023
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
2023
MovieDocumentary
Director Kyle Provencio Reingold moves beyond the public mythology of the artist to reveal the quieter spaces between Betye Saar's remarkable career and personal realm, in moments of reflection on her life as an artist, mother, grandmother, and gatherer of objects. Connecting recent works with archival reflections, the films seeks to experience the world as Betye did, where history resides in everyday objects, spirituality emerges through careful observation, and storytelling becomes an act of preservation.
Race Class GenderRace Class Gender · 2021
Race Class Gender
10.02021
MovieDocumentary
Inspired by Angela Davis's “Women, Race, and Class,” the film examines the intersecting struggles of race, class, and gender through the raw and unfiltered lens of the streets of São Paulo, Brazil, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Duels of HistoryDuels of History · 2024
Duels of History
2024
MovieDocumentaryHistory
From Lucrezia Borgia to Malinche to Marie Curie: Women’s contributions have often been downplayed or misrepresented in the history books. Duels of History (re)tells their stories.
Queer, Broke & Amazing!Queer, Broke & Amazing! · 2022
Queer, Broke & Amazing!
2022
MovieDocumentary
An inspiring exploration of the struggles and triumphs of low-income LGBTQ+ people and their communities in the queer coastal meccas of the U.S. and points in-between—from the Deep South, Midwest, Navajo Nation, and Southwest to the Borderlands. Distilled from interviews with over 200 queer people and their fierce allies, the documentary refreshingly challenges the myth of gay affluence to reveal an extraordinary world of resilient LGBTQ+ people trying to survive, thrive, and get everyone free amidst plenty, and in an era of unprecedented hatred and legislative attacks against them.
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondoOcchio privato sul nuovo mondo · 1970
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
1970
MovieDocumentary
A film by Alfredo Leonardi.

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When I See Them, I See UsWhen I See Them, I See Us · 2021
When I See Them, I See Us
2021
MovieDocumentary
We choose to build with one another in a shoulder to shoulder struggle against state-sanctioned violence. A violence that is manifest in the speed of bullets and batons and tear gas that pierce our bodies. One that is latent in the edifice of law and concrete that work together to, physically and figuratively, cage us. We choose to join one another in resistance not because our struggles are the same but because we each struggle against the formidable forces of structural racism and the carceral and lethal technologies deployed to maintain them. This video intends to interrupt that process – to assert our humanity – and to stand together in an affirmation of life and a commitment to resistance. From Ferguson to Gaza, from Baltimore to Jerusalem, from Charleston to Bethlehem, we will be free.