Gordon Parks
Birthday: 1912-11-30
Place of Birth: Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was a groundbreaking American photographer, musician, poet, novelist, journalist, activist and film director. He is best remembered for his photo essays for Life magazine and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Parks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Movies
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
"Listen to a Stranger" spotlights esteemed writer, photographer, and filmmaker Gordon Parks, Sr., wh...
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BaadAsssss Cinema
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period...
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My Father: Gordon Parks
A documentary made on the set of "The Learning Tree." Narrated by Gordon Parks Jr., and featuring in...
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The Moviemakers
A featurette that shows director Gordon Parks on location for the film The Learning Tree....
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Unstoppable
An interview/overview on the influential careers of Gordon Parks, Ossie Davis, and Melvin Van Peeble...
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Shaft
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But t...
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Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
A behind the scenes look at the filming of the movie Shaft (1971). The movie's director, Gordon Park...
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How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his ...
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The History Makers: Success
Ossie Davis, Terry McMillan, Horace Julian Bond, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and many others share t...
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Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
An intimate look at the life and career of Gordon Parks a true Renaissance man who has excelled as a...
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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, sing...
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All Power to the People!
Using government documents, archive footage and direct interviews with activists and former FBI/CIA ...
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Diary of a Harlem Family
Presents Gordon Parks' photo-essay "A Harlem Family", framed by a filmed segment featuring Parks and...
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Moments without Proper Names
Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through a non-nar...
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Lincoln
Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civ...
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