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'Justifiable Homicide' followed by a panel discussion. Part of the 5th Annual Black Panther Party Film Festival
The 5th Annual Black Panther Party Film Festival
September 27th-28th, October 3rd-5th
8. WE WANT freedom for all black men held in federal, state, county and city prisons and jails. Remembering our Political Prisoners
{Proceeds from our film festival, after expenses is used to supply commissary for Political Prisoners.}
Saturday, September 28th, 4:00pm
Justifiable Homicide
Jon Osman and Jonathan Stack, 2002, 85 min.
On Jan. 12, 1995, two young Puerto Rican residents of the Bronx, Anthony Rosario and Hilton Vega, were shot to death by detectives of the New York Police Department. The officers said they were acting in self-defense, firing on two men in the act of committing an armed robbery. A grand jury believed them, and no charges were brought against them. The makers of Justifiable Homicide suggest that the subsequent firings of the director of the review board and the investigators assigned to the Rosario-Vega case were a result of the Giuliani administration's desire to make the case go away. Justifiable Homicide is an exploration of the killings and their aftermath.
Post-screening panel discussion.
Invited Director Melvin Van Peebles
Featured Speakers: Directors Margarita Rosario, Stephen Vittoria, Ojore Lutalo & Joanne L. Hershifield. Attorneys Jill Soffiyah Elijah & Joan Gibbs. Panthers Bullwhip, Cleo Silvers, Pam Hanna, Cisco Torres, Shaba-Om, & Jamal Josephs. Also King Downing, Shaka Shakur and Bonnie Kermess.
Produced by the Black Panther Commemoration Committee, in conjunction with Maysles Cinema.
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LocationMaysles Cinema (View)
343 Lenox Ave.
New York, NY 10027
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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