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A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

That crystalized itfor all Black Americans. Are you gonna resumeyour boxing career?

That crystalized it
for all Black Americans. Are you gonna resume
your boxing career?

Full Transcript

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That crystalized it for all Black Americans.
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Are you gonna resume your boxing career?
Duration
6 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:53
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.
When Parks began to speak with Ali - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:08
When Parks began to speak with Ali
In Gordon Parks's understanding - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:36
In Gordon Parks's understanding
And was also trying to say, "If you can see me, - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:10
And was also trying to say, "If you can see me,
I wish I was there to see, like, how he really shot. - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:05
I wish I was there to see, like, how he really shot.
Even the action moments, - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:14
Even the action moments,
Those things that I emulate in my own photography - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:08
Those things that I emulate in my own photography
When I was starting, I just was always worrying about, - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:05
When I was starting, I just was always worrying about,
But sometimes, some of the most imperfect pictures - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:07
But sometimes, some of the most imperfect pictures
This image is just, like, one of my favorite pictures of Ali. - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:10
This image is just, like, one of my favorite pictures of Ali...
He really captured Ali at every moment. - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:10
He really captured Ali at every moment.
Many of us know Muhammad Ali as this loudmouthed boxer, - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:14
Many of us know Muhammad Ali as this loudmouthed boxer,
Even though an image is quick, it's quick, - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:09
Even though an image is quick, it's quick,
But you... if you can see it in their eyes, - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:05
But you... if you can see it in their eyes,
Muhammad Ali and Gordon, - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:09
Muhammad Ali and Gordon,
You working all that. Give it the same. - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:04
You working all that. Give it the same.
Right now, I've been focusing on sports a lot. - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:09
Right now, I've been focusing on sports a lot.
So what I want to do is to change that narrative - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:08
So what I want to do is to change that narrative
We have this amazing boxing coach - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:07
We have this amazing boxing coach
I wanted to use my photography to highlight him. - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:06
I wanted to use my photography to highlight him.
Capturing someone getting punched in the face is pretty easy... - A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 00:10
Capturing someone getting punched in the face is pretty eas...