A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

SYNOPSIS

Known for widening the view of Black American life through his photography, Gordon Parks was one of America's most trailblazing artists. This documentary film explores the power of images in advancing racial, economic, and social equality.
Best known for his iconic portraits of everyday Black Americans in all their pain, ordinariness and glory, photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks shot everything from fashion to Malcolm X, Gloria Vanderbilt and Muhammed Ali. Long time photographer and first African American on the staff of Life magazine, Parks captured the deep humanity of anyone fortunate enough to be in front of his lens. Through his striking images, Parks disrupted conventional ideas of who was an American and, using his camera as a weapon, fought for social justice in the US and abroad, eventually evolving into a novelist and a Hollywood film director.