An annual exploration of the history and legacy of the Black Panther Party.

Box office open for advance ticket purchases Mon-Fri 12-6 & from 1 hour before until the end of all events. During these hours, knock on the window if door is locked.

Black Panther 10 Point Program point #10:
"WE WANT land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace."

A showcase of films combining archival footage of the Black Panthers from the 60's with modern documentaries that concern the legacy of the Black Panthers and current issues such as the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Organized under different themes like Political Prisoners, Free Your Mind and Pass the Torch these documentary films and speakers bring into focus various aspects of Black Panther history, legacy and the continuing fight against repression.

Special Exhibit: Paintings by Sophia Dawson - Artist statement, bio and more>

10: A BLACK PANTHER PARTY FILM FESTIVAL!
#10: "WE WANT land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace."

The Cultural Revolution

Black August
Dir. Dream Hampton, 2010, 77 min.
Part documentary-part concert film Black August brings into focus the work done by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement in raising awareness about political prisoners. The movie covers the MXGM sponsored Annual "Black August" concerts that have taken place all over the world and have included artists such as Mos Def, dead prez, Erykah Badu, Common, Talib Kweli and David Banner. The film also features rare interviews with Assata Shakur, Kathleen Cleaver, and Mutulu Shakur.

AFTER THE SCREENING: Q&A with Dir. dream hampton and MXGM's Lumumba and Monifa Bandele

10: A BLACK PANTHER PARTY FILM FESTIVAL!
#10: "WE WANT land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace."

To Live and Die for the Struggle
Ticket buys admittance to both films

Fred Hampton

Black Revolutionary - George Jackson

Black Revolutionary - George Jackson
91 min.
This documentary recounts the extraordinary life of George Jackson, who like the Angola 3, became an influential member of the BPP while in prison. In 1970 he was accused of killing a prison guard and placed in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day where he managed to read hundreds of books and write two books "Blood in my Eye" and "Soledad Brother" that were both international best sellers. He was assassinated in 1971 for allegedly trying to escape. The film also covers his funeral proceedings.

AFTER THE SCREENING: Q&A with May Jackson & Thomas "Blood" McCeary (BPP New York State Chapter)

10: A BLACK PANTHER PARTY FILM FESTIVAL!
#10: "WE WANT land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace."

Eldridge Cleaver - Black Panther
Dir. William Klein, 1970, 75 min.
The time is 1969 and reporter William Klein is in Algeria covering the pan-African festival. While there he conducts a riveting interview with Black Panther in exile Eldridge Cleaver about everything ranging from the Vietnam War and the attempts on Cleaver's life to the relations between black-power groups and pan- African movements world-wide. This movie is the record of that interview.

Friday,
Dec. 10
8:15 pm

10: A BLACK PANTHER PARTY FILM FESTIVAL!
#10: "WE WANT land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace."

Aoki
Dir. Ben Wang and Mike Cheng, 2009, 94 mins.
One of the best-kept secrets in the history of the Black Panther Party is the life of Richard Aoki, which is the subject of this documentary. Richard Aoki, who was placed in a Japanese interment camp along with his family when he was only four years old, grew up in Oakland, went to Berkeley and eventually joined the Black Panthers where he rose to become a field marshal, a Third World Liberation Front leader and a professor.

AFTER THE SCREENING: Q&A with "The Artist" Emory Douglas (Minister of Culture BPP) and co-directors Ben Wang and Mike Cheng.

Followed by reception with music sponsored by Sugar Hill Ale.

Saturday,
Dec. 11
4:00 pm

10: A BLACK PANTHER PARTY FILM FESTIVAL!
#10: "WE WANT land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace."

Cointelpro 101
Dir. Andres Alegria, Prentis Hemphill, Anita Johnson, 2010, 90 min.
This movie is a straight-up educational documentary about COINTELPRO (counter intelligence program) which was a covert and often extra-legal war waged against various nationalist, anti-war and leftist movements by the FBI that involved in turn various modes of surveillance, framings and assassinations. The documentary includes interviews with Kathleen Cleaver and Ward Churchill.

AFTER THE SCREENING: Q&A with Ward Churchill

Saturday,
Dec. 11
7:00 pm

10: A BLACK PANTHER PARTY FILM FESTIVAL!
#10: "WE WANT land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace."

In the Land of the Free
Dir. Vadim Jean, 2010, 84 min.
This 2010 documentary (narrated by Samuel L. Jackson) is about the Angola 3, three prisoners who while serving their time in Angola State Prison (the United States' most notorious penal colony) joined the BPP and participated in non- violent resistance campaigns protesting the terrible conditions, prisoner abuse and sexual slavery rampant inside the prison. As a result they were falsely accused of murder while in prison and have all been, with the exception of Robert King who was released in 2001, serving the last 38 years in solitary confinement.

AFTER THE SCREENING: Party and book signing with King Wilkerson, sponsored by Sugar Hill Ale

Sunday,
Dec. 12
2:00 pm

10: A BLACK PANTHER PARTY FILM FESTIVAL!
#10: "WE WANT land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace."

Justice on Trial: The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Dir. Kouross Esmaeli, 2009, 65 min.
Directed by the Iranian born Kouross Esmaeli, Justice on Trail is an important re-examination of the case of America's most well known death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal. This film with the new evidence it uncovers and perspectives it reveals is incredibly relevant, especially at the present moment with the release of the right- wing anti-Mumia film The Barrel of a Gun as well as the upcoming release of the appeals court decision regarding his case.

AFTER THE SCREENING: Q&A with Justice on Trial producer Johanna Fernandez and Pam Africaa

Sunday,
Dec. 12
5:00 pm

10: A BLACK PANTHER PARTY FILM FESTIVAL!
#10: "WE WANT land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace."

In the Land of the Free
Dir. Vadim Jean, 2010, 84 min.
This 2010 documentary (narrated by Samuel L. Jackson) is about the Angola 3, three prisoners who while serving their time in Angola State Prison (the United States' most notorious penal colony) joined the BPP and participated in non- violent resistance campaigns protesting the terrible conditions, prisoner abuse and sexual slavery rampant inside the prison. As a result they were falsely accused of murder while in prison and have all been, with the exception of Robert King who was released in 2001, serving the last 38 years in solitary confinement.

AFTER THE SCREENING: Q&A with: King Wilkerson (Freed Angola 3) & dir. Vadim Jean

10: A BLACK PANTHER PARTY FILM FESTIVAL!
#10: "WE WANT land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace."

Pass the Torch
Ticket buys admittance to both films

In Prison My Whole Life
Dir. Kouross Esmaeli, 2009, 65 min.
Directed by the Iranian born Kouross Esmaeli, "Justice on Trail" is an important re-examination of the case of America's most well known death row inmate Mumia Abu- Jamal. This film with the new evidence it uncovers and perspectives it reveals is incredibly relevant, especially at the present moment with the release of the right- wing anti-Mumia film "The Barrel of a Gun" as well as the upcoming release of the appeals court decision regarding his case.

AFTER THE SCREENING: Q&A Discussion with Justice on Trial producer Johanna Fernandez, and Bro. Sundiata of the NYC Free Mumia Coalition

Panther History Art & Memorabilia exhibit on display plus reception with original BPP members to follow the program

Black Panther 10 Point Program
#8: "WE WANT freedom for all black men held in federal, state, county and city prisons and jails.
WE BELIEVE that all black people should be released from the many jails and prisons because they have not received a fair and impartial trial.."

Voices of Political Prisoners
The Freedom Archives, 2000, 40 min. excerpt
- Nuh Washington – Call Me Nuh & Last Statement
Albert 'Nuh' Washington passed away April 28, 2000, at the Regional Medical Unit at Coxsackie Correctional Facility. Nuh (the Arabic form of Noah) was a committed member of the Black Panther Party and was arrested on August 28, 1971 in San Francisco. Call Me Nuh is based on an interview done with Nuh Washington in 1988 by Fiona Boneham and Paper Tiger TV in March, 2000.
- Jalil Muntaqim – Voice of Liberation
Jalil Abdul Muntaqim (formerly Anthony Bottom) was 19 years old when he was arrested at the same time as Nuh Washington. A former member of the Black Panther Party, Jalil Muntaqim is one of the longest held political prisoners in the world. This documentary is a unique opportunity to visit and hear Jalil's story.

The Spirit of the Black Panther Fallen Comrades
Video Tribute

8:00 pm

41st & Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers
Dir. Gregory Everett, 2010, 120 min.
41st & Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers is the first part in a documentary series that follows the Southern California Chapter of the Black Panther Party from its Black Power beginnings through to its tragic demise. This film contains interviews with former Black Panther Party members along with archival footage detailing the history of racism in Los Angeles, including the Watt's uprising from the perspective of the participants who engaged with the L.A.P.D. 41st & Central also gives the viewer an eyewitness account of Bunchy and John Huggins murders at U.C.L.A. in 1968.

Post-screening Q&A with Roland Freeman, original member of the BPP and co-producer of 41st & Central, Harold Taylor (San Francisco 8), Bullwhip Innis, Cleo Silvers, BJ Johnson, (All Original BPP members).

Justice on Trial
Mumia Jamal live telephone Q&A

5:30 pm

Q&A with producer Johanna Fernandez, Pam Africa
and live telephone Q&A with Political Prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal

7:00 pm

Merritt College: Home of the Black Panthers
Peralta TV, 2007, 60 min.
This comprehensive film tells the story of the late 1960's West Oakland, which was the birthplace of the Black Panthers. It seeks to address the broad roots of the movement and the impact the party had on social justice throughout the country. Featuring interviews with Richard Aoki, Billy X, Kathleen Cleaver, Emory Douglas and many more Bay Area Panthers.

8:00 pm

The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975
Göran Hugo Olsson, 2011, 97 min.
Starting in 1967 a number of journalists for Swedish television sent film crews to the United States to interview major figures in the Black Panther Party and the larger Black Power movement. Filmmaker Göran Hugo Olsson has used some of this archival footage as the basis for the documentary The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975, which includes vintage interviews with Angela Davis, Eldridge Cleaver, Huey P. Newton, Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, and  Louis Farrakhan. The newsreels are accompanied by recent interviews with artists, activists, and cultural historians who discuss this period in American history, including Harry Belafonte, Abiodun Oyewole, Melvin Van Peebles, Erykah Badu, rapper Talib Kweli, and many others.

Post Screening panel with Original Black Panthers

Voices of Political Prisoners
The Freedom Archives, 2000, 40 min. excerpt
- Nuh Washington – Call Me Nuh & Last Statement
Albert 'Nuh' Washington passed away April 28, 2000, at the Regional Medical Unit at Coxsackie Correctional Facility. Nuh (the Arabic form of Noah) was a committed member of the Black Panther Party and was arrested on August 28, 1971 in San Francisco. Call Me Nuh is based on an interview done with Nuh Washington in 1988 by Fiona Boneham and Paper Tiger TV in March, 2000.
- Jalil Muntaqim – Voice of Liberation
Jalil Abdul Muntaqim (formerly Anthony Bottom) was 19 years old when he was arrested at the same time as Nuh Washington. A former member of the Black Panther Party, Jalil Muntaqim is one of the longest held political prisoners in the world. This documentary is a unique opportunity to visit and hear Jalil's story.

7:45 pm

Free Em' All
Compilation of inspiring speeches from various political prisoners.

8:45 pm

Legacy of Torture: The War Against The Black Liberation Movement
Andreas Alegria, Claude Marks & The Freedom Archives, 2005, 28 min.
In 1973, thirteen alleged "Black militants" were arrested in New Orleans connected to events in San Francisco. Some of them were tortured for several days by law enforcement authorities, in striking similarity to the horrors visited upon detainees in Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib. In 1975, a Federal Court in San Francisco threw out all of the evidence obtained in New Orleans. The two lead San Francisco Police Department investigators from over 30 years ago, along with FBI agents, have re-opened the case. Rather than submit to proceedings they felt were abusive of the law and the Constitution, five men chose to stand in contempt of court and were sent to jail.  They were released when the Grand Jury term expired, but have been told by prosecutors that "it isn't over yet." This is the story to date: of history, repression, and resistance.

Post Screening Panel with moderator King Downing, Cisco Torres (San Francisco 8), Ashanti Alston (BPP) and Russell Shoats Jr. (son of Political Prisoner Russell Shoats Sr.)

Eyes on the Rainbow

Interview Excerpt with Assata Shakur

4:20pm

A Visit with Kamau Sadiki
Excerpt from political prisoner Kamau Sadiki's visit with his daughter.

4:30 pm

Eyes On the Rainbow
Gloria Ronaldo, 1997, 45 min.
Eyes on the Rainbow deals with the life of Assata Shakur, the Black Panther and Black Liberation Army leader who escaped from prison and was given political asylum in Cuba, where she has lived for close to 15 years.  This film also covers Afro-Cuban beliefs and culture, including the Yoruba Orisha Oya, goddess of the ancestors, of war, of the cemetery and of the rainbow.

Post screening panel with moderator Cleo Silvers, Rosemari Mealy (BPP), Pam Hanna (BPP) and her daughter Ksisay Torres and granddaughter Youri

Closing night reception with DJ Afrika Bambaataa!

6:45 pm

The Spirit of the Black Panther Fallen Comrades
Video Tribute

7:00pm

Video Tribute to past political exile Michael Tabor

7:30 pm

In The Land Of The Free
Vadim Jean, 2010, 84 min.
This 2010 documentary (narrated by Samuel L. Jackson) is about the Angola 3, three prisoners who while serving their time in Angola State Prison (the United States' most notorious penal colony) joined the BPP and participated in non- violent resistance campaigns protesting the terrible conditions, prisoner abuse and sexual slavery rampant inside the prison. As a result they were falsely accused of murder while in prison and have all been, with the exception of Robert King who was released in 2001, serving the last 38 years in solitary confinement.

9:00 pm

Closing Reception with Legendary DJ Afrika Bambaataa