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A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

But I have recognizedthat that's not enough. Now I see myselfvery much engaged in

But I have recognized
that that's not enough. Now I see myself
very much engaged in

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But I have recognized that that's not enough.
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Now I see myself very much engaged in...
Duration
7 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:41
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Kunhardt Films

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Movie Summary

Follows Gordon Parks' stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking filmmaker.
In narrative work and using narrative tools - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:25
In narrative work and using narrative tools
Gordon Parks became central - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:08
Gordon Parks became central
Narrative work is how Parks changed hearts and minds. - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:06
Narrative work is how Parks changed hearts and minds.
You can change laws, - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:10
You can change laws,
And Parks understood early that he had a role to play - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:09
And Parks understood early that he had a role to play
You know, as a photographer for LIFE, - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:07
You know, as a photographer for LIFE,
And in this very subtle way, this notion of - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:10
And in this very subtle way, this notion of
And so Parks's images really disrupted that. - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:04
And so Parks's images really disrupted that.
If you had to see this Black family - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:17
If you had to see this Black family
Gordon Parks was often criticized - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:12
Gordon Parks was often criticized
He talks about how he was seen as often going in - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:23
He talks about how he was seen as often going in
And a great example of that was in 1963, when he was sent - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:07
And a great example of that was in 1963, when he was sent
Brother Malcolm is gonna escort you through - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:17
Brother Malcolm is gonna escort you through
In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful, - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:25
In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful,
I was surprised to see them training German Shepherd dogs. - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:46
I was surprised to see them training German Shepherd dogs.
He had just reached the Los Angeles Airport. - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:05
He had just reached the Los Angeles Airport.
He said, "Can you get out here?" - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:48
He said, "Can you get out here?"
It was very tense out there. - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:19
It was very tense out there.
Malcolm and I really felt like brothers. - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:08
Malcolm and I really felt like brothers.
He was a gentle, sweet guy. - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:04
He was a gentle, sweet guy.