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Watch Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary (1972) Online

  • RUNTIME: 1h 0m
  • COUNTRIES: United States of America
  • Subtitles: English

"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 Read More

Watch Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary online. Featuring Angela Davis and Jane Fonda, Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 0. It is available for streaming online in the USA The movie was filmed in United States of America and was released on 1972. Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary was directed by Roger Andrieux. Read Less