A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

1h 29m
Documentary
6.8

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
Self
Spike Lee
Self
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Self
Anderson Cooper
Self
Bryan Stevenson
Self
Nelson George
Self
Richard Roundtree
Self
LaToya Ruby Frazier
Self

Crew

John Maggio
Director, Producer
Richard Lowe
Editor, Producer
Edgardo Cervano-Soto
Co-Editor
Joe Arcidiacono
Director of Photography
Clair Popkin
Director of Photography
Alicia Keys
Executive Producer
Nancy Abraham
Executive Producer
Lisa Heller
Executive Producer
Jelani Cobb
Executive Producer
Jacqueline Glover
Executive Producer
Swizz Beatz
Executive Producer
Peter Kunhardt Jr.
Executive Producer
Peter W. Kunhardt
Executive Producer
Monica Berra
Producer
George Kunhardt
Producer
Teddy Kunhardt
Producer
Matthew O. Henderson
Producer
Angela Plazas-Rodriguez
Associate Producer
Gary Lionelli
Original Music Composer

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