Judas and the Black Messiah : How Mixer Marlowe Taylor Captured the Sound of The Church Scene Jazz Tangcay, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail In Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah,” the sound of the 1960s is an authentic and riveting one. As King tells the story of Illinois Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya) and his betrayal by an FBI informant, the key for the sound team was to not just be authentic, but also to find a soundscape that was naturalistic. The idea was to use sound to support the characters’ stories. More from Variety
Judas and the Black Messiah Counters Decades of Lies About Black Panthers Tim Gray, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Aside from being well-made and effective as a movie, Warner Bros.’ “Judas and the Black Messiah” has a goal: to counter decades of government lies about the Black Panther Party. The party was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966, and ceased operations in 1982. The film, which started streaming Feb. 12, centers on the 1969 murder of BPP leader Fred Hampton and his betrayal by colleague (and FBI informant) William O’Neal. More from Variety “Judas,” directed by Shaka King, who wrote the script with Will Berson, from a story by Keith Lucas and Kenneth Lucas, is a contender in the Oscar races.