Off the Pig + Black Panthers

Shown in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Black Panther Party’s founding, these two shorts—one by acclaimed French New Wave auteur Agnés Varda and the other from the Newsreel collective—offer an opportunity to hear directly from Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other Black Panthers during a pivotal moment for the organization.

Followed by a panel discussion

Off the Pig (Newsreel #19) (1968)
Dir. San Francisco Newsreel
With Eldridge Cleaver, Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale
14min

Comprised of interviews with Black Panther Party Minister of Defense Huey P. Newton and Minister of Information Eldridge Cleaver, footage of demonstrations, and drawings from Emory Douglas, this documentary from the nonprofit San Francisco Newsreel serves as a compelling portrait of the party’s leadership in 1967.

Black Panthers (1968)
Dir. Agnès Varda
With Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, Bobby Seale, Kwame Ture
28min

In the summer of 1968, master of the French New Wave Agnés Varda turned her camera to Oakland, California to document meetings organized by the Black Panther Party in an effort to free founder Huey P. Newton.