Gordon Parks Movies

  • 1973
    Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks

    Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks

    Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks

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    "Listen to a Stranger" spotlights esteemed writer, photographer, and filmmaker Gordon Parks, Sr., who discusses his life and career in the documentary...

    Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
  • 2002
    BaadAsssss Cinema

    BaadAsssss Cinema

    BaadAsssss Cinema

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    With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than...

    BaadAsssss Cinema
  • 1969
    My Father: Gordon Parks

    My Father: Gordon Parks

    My Father: Gordon Parks

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    A documentary made on the set of "The Learning Tree." Narrated by Gordon Parks Jr., and featuring interviews with Gordon Parks Sr. and members of the...

    My Father: Gordon Parks
  • 1969
    The Moviemakers

    The Moviemakers

    The Moviemakers

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    A featurette that shows director Gordon Parks on location for the film The Learning Tree.

    The Moviemakers
  • 2005
    Unstoppable

    Unstoppable

    Unstoppable

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    An interview/overview on the influential careers of Gordon Parks, Ossie Davis, and Melvin Van Peebles.

    Unstoppable
  • 2000
    Shaft

    Shaft

    Shaft

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    New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail...

    Shaft
  • 1971
    Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

    Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

    Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

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    A behind the scenes look at the filming of the movie Shaft (1971). The movie's director, Gordon Parks is seen directing a couple of fight scenes which...

    Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
  • 2005
    How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

    How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

    How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

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    Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet S...

    How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
  • 2005
    The History Makers: Success

    The History Makers: Success

    The History Makers: Success

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    Ossie Davis, Terry McMillan, Horace Julian Bond, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and many others share their inspiring stories of success in the first ins...

    The History Makers: Success
  • 2000
    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

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    An intimate look at the life and career of Gordon Parks a true Renaissance man who has excelled as a photographer, novelist, journalist, poet, musicia...

    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
  • 1999
    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

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    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic ch...

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
  • 1996
    All Power to the People!

    All Power to the People!

    All Power to the People!

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    Using government documents, archive footage and direct interviews with activists and former FBI/CIA officers, All Power to the People documents the hi...

    All Power to the People!
  • 1968
    Diary of a Harlem Family

    Diary of a Harlem Family

    Diary of a Harlem Family

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    Presents Gordon Parks' photo-essay "A Harlem Family", framed by a filmed segment featuring Parks and the Fontanelle family and narrated by Parks.

    Diary of a Harlem Family
  • 1987
    Moments Without Proper Names

    Moments Without Proper Names

    Moments Without Proper Names

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    Moments Without Proper Names makes Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through an hourlong, non-narrati...

    Moments Without Proper Names
  • 1992
    Lincoln

    Lincoln

    Lincoln

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    Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.

    Lincoln