A Huey P. Newton Story
2001 film by Spike Lee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Huey P. Newton Story is a 2001 American film adaptation directed by Spike Lee. The movie was created, written and performed, as a solo performance, by Roger Guenveur Smith at The Joseph Papp Public Theater. In this performance, Smith creates a representation of the activist Huey P. Newton's life and time as a person, a citizen and an activist. During the performance, images are shown up-stage from activist movement era. The simple arrangement of Smith sitting in a chair stage-center makes the audience focus on the dialogue of the performer. Smith captures the attention of the audience throughout the film by putting into play his solo performance skills.[1] Smith's idea for the performance originated in 1989 and took root as a stage play in 1996. Smith's performance attempted to show a shy individual that Huey P. Newton believed himself to be. He did not consider himself a charismatic person, although he had made many contributions to his community. Smith shows Newton as a conservative individual who is disgusted by having microphones and cameras close to him.[2]
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Directed by | Spike Lee |
Written by | Roger Guenveur Smith |
Produced by | Steven Adams Marc Henry Johnson |
Starring | Roger Guenveur Smith |
Cinematography | Ellen Kuras |
Edited by | Barry Alexander Brown |
Music by | Marc Anthony Thompson |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Starz! Network |
Release date | June 8, 2001 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |