A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021)
1h 29m
Running Time
June 18, 2021Release Date
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021)
1h 29m
Running Time
June 18, 2021Release Date
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking filmmaker.
Where to Watch.


Currently A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Max, Max Amazon Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Ava DuVernay
Self

Spike Lee
Self

Gordon Parks
Self

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Self

Anderson Cooper
Self

Muhammad Ali
Self

Devin Allen
Self

Bryan Stevenson
Self

Maurice Berger
Self

Nelson George
Self

Richard Roundtree
Self

LaToya Ruby Frazier
Self

Lonnie Bunch
Self

John Maggio
Director / Producer

Kwame Ture
Self

Alicia Keys
Executive Producer

Eldridge Cleaver
Self

Nancy Abraham
Executive Producer

Kathleen Cleaver
Self

Lisa Heller
Executive Producer

Jelani Cobb
Executive Producer

Jacqueline Glover
Executive Producer

Angela Plazas-Rodriguez
Associate Producer

Gary Lionelli
Original Music Composer

Joe Arcidiacono
Director of Photography

Clair Popkin
Director of Photography

Monica Berra
Producer

Richard Lowe
Producer / Editor

George Kunhardt
Producer

Teddy Kunhardt
Producer

Matthew O. Henderson
Producer

Edgardo Cervano-Soto
Co-Editor
Media.



Details.
Wiki.
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks is a 2021 documentary film that follows the life of the photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks. Its title derives from Parks’ 1967 autobiography. The film features Devin Allen, Jelani Cobb, Anderson Cooper, Ava DuVernay, Nelson George, Jamel Shabazz, Spike Lee, and LaToya Ruby Frazier.
It was directed and produced by John Maggio for HBO Documentary Films; Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz served as executive producers. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 18, 2021.
At the 43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards the project received three nominations, including Best Documentary and Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary.
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