Last Wednesday, we had the honor to attend an exclusive movie premiere for
Free Angela And All Prisoners. The premiere was held at the Schomburg Center
For Research in Black Culture in New York City. The
documentary was directed and written by the beautiful Shola Lynch. Overbrook Entertainment, ROC Nation, and BET Networks joined forces on the production of the documentary!
“We at Overbrook Entertainment are very proud to support this intriguing documentary about the life of Angela Davis”
“Filmmaker Shola Lynch has done an incredible job in revealing a piece of American history we thought we all knew.”
JAY Z:
“Shola Lynch has crafted an intricate and compelling film about Angela Davis. Roc Nation is honored to be part of a creative collective that can present such a riveting story.”
BET Networks:
“We are proud to be a partner in this film and to share powerful stories of justice such as this that will resonate with our audience.”
Before the screening we were hanging out by the red carpet and saw some popular faces! Amongst them - the lady of the hour herself - the one and only, Angela Davis. She looked marvelous walking down
the red carpet!
We also witnessed the beautiful Jada Pinkett Smith (in a gorgeous
Miu Miu gown) and her charasmatic (talented) hubby, Will Smith walk in
hand-in-hand at the New York premiere of “Free Angela”! The power couple, were
part of the audience supporting the film.
The documentary chronicles the manhunt, trial,
and acquittal of Angela Davis. It’s an
engaging documentary, told for the first time by Ms. Davis, herself and others
who lived through the events firsthand. The interviews recount the politics
that led her to challenge authority and spur a worldwide movement for her
freedom that cemented Angela Davis, and her signature Afro hairstyle, as an
iconic symbol of this still relevant political and social movement — the
right to challenge the system. The film is not only a vital
part of American history, it's about the cause, the movement, and how the world
rallied to "Free Angela."
The
film delivers by empowering and inspiring diverse international audiences with
its message of hope and redemption!
You know her name. Now, you will finally know her story
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ANGELA is not playing in your town, you can request to host your own screening
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ANGELA at their local theater with friends and family.
Synopsis: Free Angela is a gripping historic account of the events that catapulted a young University of California philosophy professor into a controversial political icon in the turbulent late 1960’s. Angela Davis joins the Communist Party, protests with the Black Panthers, and becomes a principle spokesperson for the burgeoning prison reform movement. As a result, she finds herself Fighting to keep her job, and in the national media spotlight characterized by her many detractors as a dangerous subversive menace, and by her supporters as a strong leader challenging authority and boldly advocating for “Power to All People.”
XO!
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