Assata aka Joanne Chesimard (2008)
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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.
- Release date
- February 15, 2008
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Roy Hargrove
Cast
- Will Blagrove as FBI Agent
- Rick Borgia as District Attorney
- J.D. Brown as Trooper Werner Foerster
- Kathleen Cleaver as Self
- Pat Dempsey as James Harper
- Lila Dupree as White Woman - Escape
- Charles Everett as Justin
- Omar A. Gonzalez as Fred Hampton Jr.
- Steven Hill as Sundiata Acoli
- Rosemari Mealy as Self
Crew
- Fred Baker · Director
- Fred Baker · Writer
- Roy Hargrove · Composer
- Jato C. Smith · Cinematographer
- Tracy Utley · Editor