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Assata aka Joanne Chesimard

Released: 2008-02-15
Studios: Fred Baker Film and Video Co.,


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.

Director / Directors

Fred Baker
Director


Cast

Assata Shakur
Character: Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Cleaver
Character: Self (archive footage)
Pat Dempsey
Character: James Harper

Charles Everett
Character: Justin
Will Blagrove
Character: FBI agent
Char Sidney
Character: Assata as young woman



Production and Crew

Fred Baker
Screenplay
Jato Smith
Director of Photography