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
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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.
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Cast & Crew.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Self
Spike Lee
Self
Muhammad Ali
Self
Devin Allen
Self
Bryan Stevenson
Self
Maurice Berger
Self
Nelson George
Self
Richard Roundtree
Self
Jelani Cobb
Self
Anderson Cooper
Self
LaToya Ruby Frazier
Self
Adger W. Cowans
Self
Alicia Keys
Executive Producer
Ava DuVernay
Self
Swizz Beatz
Executive Producer
Ralph Ellison
Self
John Maggio
Director
Nancy Abraham
Executive Producer
Lisa Heller
Executive Producer
Matthew O. Henderson
Producer
George Kunhardt
Producer
Peter W. Kunhardt
Executive Producer
Teddy Kunhardt
Producer
Jacqueline Glover
Executive Producer
Gary Lionelli
Composer
Clair Popkin
Cinematographer
Richard Lowe
Editor
Monica Berra
Producer
Joe Arcidiacono
Director of Photography
Angela Plazas-Rodriguez
Associate Producer
Edgardo Cervano-Soto
Co-Editor
Peter Kunhardt Jr.
Executive Producer
Media.
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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 nomiations, including Best Documentary and Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary.