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Child of Resistance

  • Child of Resistance
© Courtesy of UCLA Film & Television Archive
Genre : Experimental
Type : Film essay
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1972
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 47 (in minutes)

Inspired by a dream he had of Angela Davis'incarceration, this piece challenges African Americans to rid themselves of the dysfunctional state of being that plagues them.

by Haile Gerima
1972, 16 mm, 47 min, color, Experimental

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