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Movie Preview: Judas and the Black Messiah published : 21 Apr 2021 at 11:24 A powerful drama based on a true story FBI informant William O’Neal infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and watches their leader, Chairman Fred Hampton. A thief, O’Neal enjoys the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell. Hampton’s political skill grows just as he’s falling in love with fellow revolutionary Deborah Johnson. Meanwhile, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul. Will he align with the forces of good? Or subdue Hampton and ...

British actor Daniel Kaluuya masterfully slips into the skin of Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah. Picture: Supplied Shaka King on his poignant capture of the betrayal of an activist in ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ “Judas and the Black Messiah” is without a doubt Shaka King’s magnum opus. Inspired by true-life events, the movie looks at the betrayal of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party. At 41, King, a former student of Spike Lee - he enlisted in a graduate film program at New York University Tisch School of the Arts - does his mento...

Article – Howard Davis A passionate and gripping, inspired by true events, political drama from director and co-writer Shaka King, Judas and the Black Messiah is a informative and instructive tale of human frailty that centers around the charismatic Chicago Black Panther leader … Black Panthers on the Prowl A passionate and gripping, “inspired by true events,” political drama from director and co-writer Shaka King, Judas and the Black Messiah is an informative and instructive tale of human frailty that centers around the charismatic Chicago Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, who was ...

We've Got Hollywood Covered How the ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Team Got Hollywood to Make a Movie About Black Socialism TheWrap awards magazine: “There was…apprehension in some pitch meetings about making a movie about an organization perceived as violent and militaristic,” writer Keith Lucas said By Jeremy Fuster | April 15, 2021 @ 11:08 AM This story about “Judas and the Black Messiah” first appeared in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. When #OscarsSoWhite began gaining steam in 2015, Shaka King saw the movement as one speaking a truth he...

By Sarah Breske | April 15, 2021 Procrastinating Americans woke up on that April day knowing their taxes were due. President Richard Nixon had just eased a trade embargo on China. The Supreme Court was deciding whether busing was a constitutional means to desegregate American schools. In a few months, the voting age would be lowered to 18, and The New York Times would expose government secrets by publishing the Pentagon Papers, making the Vietnam War even more unpopular with the public. In Florida, Walt Disney World would open its doors, forever changing the tourism landscape of the state. T...