Drama · United States of America · 2008 0

Assata aka Joanne Chesimard

Assata aka Joanne Chesimard poster
Director
Fred Baker
Cast
Assata Shakur as Self (archive footage) Kathleen Cleaver as Self (archive footage) Pat Dempsey as James Harper Charles Everett as Justin Will Blagrove as FBI agent Char Sidney as Assata as young woman
Crew
Jato Smith — Director of Photography Fred Baker — Screenplay
Synopsis

Through dramatic re-creation, archival newsreel footage and revealing interviews, director Fred Baker's docudrama explores the controversial murder case centered on Black Panther activist and political exile Assata Shakur. In 1977, Shakur was dubiously convicted for the shooting death of a New Jersey state trooper and was sentenced to life in prison, only to escape two years later and seek refuge in Cuba.

Key Collaborators
Fred Baker Director Jato Smith Director of Photography Fred Baker Screenplay
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