A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
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.
Cast: Ava DuVernay, Spike Lee, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
★ 6.8/1020211h 29m
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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- John Maggio
- Producers
- Jelani Cobb, Jacqueline Glover, Alicia Keys, Lisa Heller
- Studio
- HBO Documentary Films, Kunhardt Films
