A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
2021
6.8 (20)
1 hr 29 min
English
The new generation of artists shaped by a legend.
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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- Status
- Released
- Production
- HBO Documentary Films, Kunhardt Films
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Top Cast
Ava DuVernay as Self
Spike Lee as Self
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Self
Anderson Cooper as Self
Bryan Stevenson as Self
Nelson George as Self
Richard Roundtree as Self
LaToya Ruby Frazier as Self
Top Crew
John Maggio · Director
Gary Lionelli · Composer
Joe Arcidiacono · Cinematographer
Clair Popkin · Cinematographer
Richard Lowe · Editor
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