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Assata aka Joanne Chesimard

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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.

Featured Crew

Jato Smith
Director of Photography
Fred Baker
Director
Roy Hargrove
Music
Fred Baker
Screenplay

Cast

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Assata Shakur
Self (archive footage)
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Kathleen Cleaver
Self (archive footage)
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Pat Dempsey
James Harper
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Will Blagrove
FBI agent
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Char Sidney
Assata as young woman