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1) Black August
Language
English
Description
Inmate activist George Lester Jackson's short life became a flashpoint for revolution, igniting the bloodiest riot in San Quentin's history. In a story ripped from history's headlines, this film traces Jackson's spiritual journey and violent fate, from being sent up on a one-year-to-life sentence for robbing a gas station of $71 to galvanizing the Black Guerrilla Family with his incendiary book of letters, "Soledad Brother," to the fierce August day...
Language
English
Description
With $22 tucked in his sock, 11-year-old Eric sets off across the city's rough-and-tumble streets to pick up his grandmother's prescription. He decides to join a quick game of baseball, but the game goes into overtime. To make up for lost time, Eric heads down the shortcut his mother strictly forbade, where he runs into mischievous pals and scheming elders. While Eric struggles to make decisions that will get his grandmother's medicine into his hands,...