A Place of Rage
Leaving February 28
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54m
Directed by Pratibha Parmar • 1991 • United States
Starring Angela Davis, Alice Walker, June Jordan
Featuring enlightening interviews with Angela Davis, June Jordan, and Alice Walker, this essential documentary is an exuberant celebration of Black American women and their achievements. Within the context of the civil rights, Black power, feminist, and LGBT movements, the trio reassess how women such as Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer revolutionized American society and the world. Featuring the music of Prince, Janet Jackson, the Neville Brothers, and the Staple Singers, A PLACE OF RAGE illuminates a stirring moment in American history from the perspective of those on the forefront of social change.
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