Marking 50 years since the party’s founding this masterful assembly of rare archival footage and contemporary voices examines the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party during the 1960s and beyond. It is a story of pride and militant demands for justice and equality in response to racism and police brutality.
Dir: Stanley Nelson, 115 min, 2015, 15
Time: 7pm
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