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Directed by one of Davis' former students, the documentary shows Davis speaking at public rallies and interacting with her students, as well as covering the controversial arrest of Davis in 1970.
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Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary
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Angela Davis, portrait d'une révolutionnaire, Angela Davis, to portraito mias epanastatrias, Angela Davis: Ritratto di una rivoluzionaria
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13 Jan 1972
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"Radical simply means 'grasping things at the root.'" - Angela Davis
This is a very interesting student-made documentary about brilliant educator and political activist, Angela Davis. Seriously, I fucking love this woman! Few have inspired and touched me like her work. I have learned so much from her words and actions over the years.
The film itself is "ok," though I consider it great as far as its historical significance. I appreciate how it captures various aspects of Davis' life: from teaching at UCLA, to being interviewed, to speaking at political meetings and demonstrations, to more casual settings like her home.
I could gush at length about her, so I'll keep this as brief as possible with 5 points, especially…
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Portrait of a Revolutionary was filmed by Yolande du Luart, a radical French film student at UCLA, in 1969 and 1970, during the controversy over Angela Davis' presence at the school as a philosophy professor. The 27-year-old (!!!!) is seen in a variety of contexts in the film: in the classroom with students,* preparing at home alone for class, speaking at rallies, meeting with fellow activists, and talking directly to the camera about her ideas.
No matter the environment, Davis is a marvel. Sometimes tired, sometimes disappointed, she's never less than passionate and fully committed, showing a poise and depth of understanding at 27 that many of us never achieve, no matter how long we live. It's truly astonishing to…
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"OK, we were rapping about the individual, and see, what people have to start doing, to build that collective spirit, to overcome that notion of bourgeois individuality which separates the one person from the next thing which defines the individual as someone who can assert himself at the expense of his neighbor, at the expense of his brother, by destroying his brother, by, you know, competing with him, and by, uh, by holding him down. see, what we have to get him to do is to realize that for instance what happened for instance last saturday when a young black man, a vietnam war veteran, was shot 25 times by the pigs for no reason whatsoever that everybody in the…
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a real time thriller where we witness several key events of a revolution in progress with angela davis as our brilliant powerful guide which never falls into the usual faults of activist docs (or docs in general)
two quick notes:
1- early on in the film there’s a shot of angela davis in her study, beautifully framed w/ her massive afro occupying most of it, as she reads existential ethics taking notes, smoking and listening to music and the camera slowly zooms in on her face, a quick poetic note that brings us back down to earth in the center of all this chaos while at the same time helping to humanize&idolize the subject
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Really puts in perspective of Davis' unbridled selflessness in facing systemic oppression head-on while being hindered every step of the way, contrasting between intimate discussions at UCLA to the enormous riots to release political prisoners. Real queen shit.
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Over 50 years later and American universities are still unleashing fascist pigs to brutalize and suppress student protestors and faculty demanding liberation from the atrocities of U.S. imperialism. As Vietnam was victorious against oppression so will be Palestine. Shame on UCLA then and shame on UCLA now. All power to the people!
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Abolish police. Give all the money you can to Black led social justice organizations. Engage with Black art. Read Black authors. Listen to Black speakers. Educate yourself because no one will do it for you! Act on what you learn
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Usually in history, Black women aren't spoken about as much so this was just great to watch and learn more about my favourite civil rights leader
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Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary estreava há 50 anos em San Franscisco.
Indispensável documento pontual de uma era sobre uma das maiores intelectuais contemporâneas.
Plus: Jane Fonda não perde um rolê.
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