A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021)

6.9/10 • 89 min • Documentary

Overview

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

Anderson Cooper

Nelson George

Richard Roundtree

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