MOUNTAINS THAT TAKE WING: ANGELA DAVIS & YURI KOCHIYAMA Trailer

Co-directed by C.A. Griffith & H.L.T. Quan, MOUNTAINS THAT TAKE WING features conversations that span 13 years between two formidable women whose lives and political work remain at the epicenter of the most important civil rights struggles in the US. Through the intimacy and depth of conversations, we learn about Davis, an internationally renowned scholar-activist and 88-year-old Kochiyama, a revered grassroots community activist and 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee's shared experiences as political prisoners and their profound passion for justice. On subjects ranging from the vital but largely erased role of women in social movements of the 20th century, community empowerment, to the prison industrial complex, war and the cultural arts, Davis' and Kochiyama's comments offer critical lessons for understanding our nation's most important social movements and tremendous hope for its youth and the future. Completed through a post-production residency award at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Quan and Griffith co-edited the film with Paul Hill. 97 MINS, QUAD PRODUCTIONS 2009.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Angela Davis
• Yuri Kochiyama
• Malcolm X
• Documentary
• Activism
• Civil Rights
• Social Movements
• Women
• Youth
• Culture
• Politics
• Anti-War
• GLBT
• Prison abolition
• Japanese-American
• African-American
• Harlem
• Segregation
• Conversation
• Discussion
• Protests
• Educational

[BillionGODSun]

19th Annual Pan African Film Festival Los Angeles 2011

~All Power to the People~

[MAJIKVEGGIE]

You know when you watch a newsstory about a war or rebellion & you think "Why didn't those people just leave?" Well, maybe they couldn't see.

[lxonion]

AMAZING!

[sicknature]

SOLID!! i must see this film!!

[oortega]

draztik, the movie is already out! Demand it in your local independent film theater!

[draztik]

when does this come out??

[jayshwon]

this looks great!

does anyone know if this documentary will be available on DVD in the near future?

[earthtonefilms]

Looks like some good work. Can't wait to see it. - james, former student of C.A. Griffith Columbia College Chicago

[billierain]

how can i see this film? it looks incredible! it's wonderful to see yuri kochiyama's contributions being honored. both of these women are an inspiration to everyone concerned with justice.

[1banryukyu]

Thank you for helping to make America a great country.