40 YEARS A PRISONER

110 min

In 1978, Philadelphia’s police department conducted a violent siege on the communal home of the Black revolutionary group MOVE. Nine members of MOVE went to prison over the resultant death of a police officer, despite forensic mysteries in the case. Two of the prisoners were the parents of Mike Africa, Jr., who dedicated his life to fighting for their release. Filmmaker Tommy Oliver (Black Love ) interweaves the past and the present in this vital examination of the legacy of aggressive policing and the fight for justice.

Watch an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Director Tommy Oliver and Subject Mike Africa Jr.

Director: Tommy Oliver

Executive Producer: Keith Gionet, Mike Jackson, John Legend, Shelby Stone, Derek Dudley, Common, Adam Platzner, Questlove, Black Thought, Kelly Ryan

Producer: Tommy Oliver

Writer: Tommy Oliver

Cinematographer: Tommy Oliver

Editor: Joe Kehoe, Tommy Oliver

Music: John Jennings Boyd

Language: English

Country: USA

Year: 2020

Publicist: 42 West

US Distributor: HBO Docs

Activism

African/African-American

Family

History

Human Rights

Law & Justice

Race

40 YEARS A PRISONER

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