Assata aka Joanne Chesimard (2008)
Overview
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.
Cast
Assata Shakur
Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Cleaver
Self (archive footage)
Charles Everett
Justin
Will Blagrove
FBI agent
Robert Sciglimpaglia
