2021
Home Box Office (HBO)
1 h 29 m

2021
Home Box Office (HBO)
1 h 29 m

Summary For decades, trailblazing photographer Gordon Parks brought the human struggle of the Black community out of the shadows and onto the pages of LIFE magazine. This documentary explores Parks' enduring legacy through the lens of three contemporary photographers, and spotlights his visionary work and its impact on the next generation of art...

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Directed By: John Maggio

2021
Home Box Office (HBO)
1 h 29 m

2021
Home Box Office (HBO)
1 h 29 m

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

Name: A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-11-15
Duration: 1 min 29 s
Rating: 73
Cast: Gordon Parks, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Muhammad Ali, Devin Allen, Maurice Berger

Metascore Generally Favorable

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RogerEbert.com

Nov 15, 2021

Maggio’s film is also deeply moving in how it illustrates the ways in which a single life can have an eternal ripple effect throughout the generations, seamlessly blending Parks’ voice with those of the modern day photographers who carry on his legacy.

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Slant Magazine

Jul 2, 2021

John Maggio’s documentary is workmanlike in presentation but scintillating in its content.

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The New York Times

Nov 16, 2021

Perhaps no one documentary can do justice to Parks. But “Choice of Weapons” ends up streamlining his complexity, and its wind-down looks past his other audiovisual output.

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IndieWire

Nov 16, 2021

Director Maggio’s reverence for Parks is certainly palpable in his documentary. It’s just not the deep-dive necessary to complement the scope of the work he created, and the impact he made, that would make the film truly enriching and compelling. But it might be enough to serve as a cursory introduction for the uninitiated.

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Production Company HBO Documentary Films

Release Date Nov 15, 2021

Duration 1 h 29 m

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