"Director Yolande du Luart had been involved in Lettrist circles in France before decamping for California to study film at UCLA, where her classmates included Charles Burnett and Haile Gerima. During this time, UCLA professor Angela Davis was a subject of increasing scrutiny after coming out as a Communist, provoking the ire of administrators and governor Ronald Reagan. Believing that Davis would be an ideal film subject, du Luart immediately began making a documentary, though she would ultimately return to France to complete the project after receiving unwanted attention from the FBI. “Over the course of events,” writes Nicole Brenez, “this appreciative and sensitive portrait of a politically engaged philosopher had been transformed into a call for the liberation of an imprisoned activist and an internationalist revolutionary manifesto.”" - Film at Lincoln Center
Credits
Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary Cast
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Character |
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Jane Fonda
She was 34, now 86 years old
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as Herself |
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Angela Davis
She was 27, now 80 years old
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as Herself |
Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Jacqueline Meppiel as Editor. She was 44 (83) years old when She died
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Editing |
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Mae Mercer as Producer. She was 39 (76) years old when She died
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Production |
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Roger Andrieux as Cinematography. He was 31 (now 83) years old
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Crew |
