Assata aka Joanne Chesimard

Director: Fred Baker

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.

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Assata Shakur
Assata Shakur
Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Cleaver
Self (archive footage)
Will Blagrove
Will Blagrove
FBI agent

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Director: Fred Baker

Production Companies: Fred Baker Film and Video Co.

Countries: United States of America

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