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A Huey P. Newton Story is a american film of genre Drama directed by Spike Lee released in USA on 18 june 2001 with Marlon Brando

A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)

A Huey P. Newton Story
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Released in USA 18 june 2001
Length 1h26
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Documentary
Rating70% 3.5375953.5375953.5375953.5375953.537595

A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) is an American film adaptation directed by Spike Lee. The movie was created, written and performed, as a solo performance, by Roger Guenveur Smith at The Joseph Papp Public Theater. In this performance, Smith creates a representation of the activist Huey P. Newton’s life and time as a person, a citizen and an activist. During the performance, images are shown up-stage from activist movement era. The simple arrangement of Smith sitting in a chair stage-center makes the audience focus on the dialogue of the performer. Smith captures the attention of the audience throughout the film by putting into play his solo performance skills. Smith's idea for the performance originated in 1989 and took root as a stage play in 1996. Smith's performance attempt to show a shy individual that Huey P. Newton believed himself to be. He did not consider himself a charismatic person, although he had made many contributions to his community. Smith shows Newton as a conservative individual who is disgusted by having microphones and cameras close to him.

Synopsis

Le film écrit et interprété par Roger Guenveur Smith est la captation d'une représentation d'un spectacle de retraçant la vie de l'activiste afro-américain Huey P. Newton, cofondateur du Black Panther Party.

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Marlon Brando

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))Roger Guenveur Smith

(Huey P. Newton)Orson Welles

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
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