Assata aka Joanne Chesimard (2008)
February 15, 2008Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Assata Shakur
Self (archive footage)

Kathleen Cleaver
Self (archive footage)

Rick Borgia
District Attorney

Pat Dempsey
James Harper

Charles Everett
Justin

J.D. Brown
Trooper Werner Foerster

Will Blagrove
FBI agent

Char Sidney
Assata as young woman
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Wiki.
Assata aka Joanne Chesimard is a 2008 biographical film directed by Fred Baker and starring Warly Ceriani. The film premiered at the San Diego Black Film Festival and starred Assata Shakur.