Help Stanley Nelson bring the story of the Black Panther Party to theaters across the country.
Stanley Nelson, a film maker, has made an exciting film about the black panthers. He is offering memorabilia in return for donations to help fund this important film. 
as the Panthers would say, ‘All Power To The People!’
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“An essential history, THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION, is a vibrant, human, living and breathing chronicle of this pivotal movement that birthed a new revolutionary culture in America.”– Sundance Institute
“Unyielding in its exploration of Black Panther pride, confrontations and in-fighting, THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION is a documentary that uses rare footage to chronicle the explosive movement in a most comprehensive way.” – NBC News
“A thrilling, comprehensive history of the revolutionary movement that transformed race and class in America, told through meticulous research and astonishing archival materials by MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and Emmy Award winner Stanley Nelson.” Museum of Modern Art
“The moment is right for a documentary history of the Panthers.” – NY Times
THE FILM
THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION is the first feature length documentary to showcase the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader Americans culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails.
Veteran documentarian Stanley Nelson (FREEDOM RIDERS, FREEDOM SUMMER, JONESTOWN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PEOPLES TEMPLE, THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL) goes straight to the source, weaving a treasure of rare archival footage with the voices of the people who were there: police, FBI informants, journalists, white supporters and detractors, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party and those who left it.
HOW WE WILL — USE THE FUNDS
Our plan is to open theatrically in at least thirteen cities – New York, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, Berkeley, Chicago, Boston, Portland, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Atlanta, Seattle and Washington D.C. PBS Distribution is financially supporting the limited theatrical distribution of the film this fall, so monies raised through this Kickstarter campaign will fund additional promotional support for these screenings.
With 50k we can pay for:
- Music rights for the theatrical version of the film
- Targeted online and print advertising in the thirteen cities
- Seasoned publicist with experience reaching young people and communities of color
- Travel costs to bring Black Panthers to screenings
If we exceed our fundraising goal we can expand our list of target cities and deepen our promotional efforts!
THE BLACK PANTHERS will air as a special presentation of INDEPENDENT LENS on PBS in early 2016, but we want to bring the big screen experience to as many communities as possible through a theatrical release.
REWARDS
As thanks for your tax-deductible support we are offering some great rewards; like a private streaming link to view the film, limited edition Black Panther merchandise, tickets to theatrical openings, Google chats with former Panthers like Kathleen Cleaver, signed prints by former Minister of Culture Emory Douglas, DVD box set of my films, and a filmmaking master class in my Harlem studio.
With your tax-deductible support we can bring this powerful story to theaters across the country.
Thank you for your support.
