Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

Kicking off Black History Month, we revisit this historical crime thriller released just a year ago and starring two of today’s most impressive actors, Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeish Stanfield. 

Kaluuya stars as Fred Hampton who was the chairman of the Black Panther Party in Illinois in the late 1960s, mostly around Chicago.  He has made quite the name for himself as an effective Civil Rights leader and as a result, is soon perceived by the FBI at the time as a potential threat.  Stanfield plays Bill O’Neill who is a local Chicagoan recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the local Black Panthers to help take them down.  Of course, O’Neill starts to befriend Hampton and tensions build as both Hampton’s influence grows as do the FBI’s plans to stop him.

Shaka King directs this searing drama which received much acclaim last year along with winning two Oscars including Best Supporting Actor for Daniel Kaluuya.

Host: Geoff Gershon
Producer: Marlene Gershon

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