More than 50 years have passed since Black Panthers Party co-founder Huey Newton entered an Oakland courtroom facing a murder charge, but his trial continues to influence the American legal system.
The impact of the sensational case comes into focus in the short documentary American Justice on Trial: People v. Newton, directed by Andrew Abrahams and Herb Ferrette, and written by Lise Pearlman (based on her book The Sky’s the Limit). It was produced by Abrahams and Pearlman. The film has earned a spot on the coveted Oscar shortlist despite lacking distribution.
“When we think about great trials, we don’t think of this one,” Abrahams tells Deadline. “But when you start to look at it, it actually is.”
The film dials back to 1967 when police in Oakland pulled over a van in which Newton was riding. A dispute ensued and gunfire erupted, leaving officer John Frey dead, as well...
The impact of the sensational case comes into focus in the short documentary American Justice on Trial: People v. Newton, directed by Andrew Abrahams and Herb Ferrette, and written by Lise Pearlman (based on her book The Sky’s the Limit). It was produced by Abrahams and Pearlman. The film has earned a spot on the coveted Oscar shortlist despite lacking distribution.
“When we think about great trials, we don’t think of this one,” Abrahams tells Deadline. “But when you start to look at it, it actually is.”
The film dials back to 1967 when police in Oakland pulled over a van in which Newton was riding. A dispute ensued and gunfire erupted, leaving officer John Frey dead, as well...
- 1/16/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
A new challenger entered the 2023 Oscars race for Best Documentary Short with the start of it awards-qualifying run on Friday, September 2 in Los Angeles. Directed by Andrew Abrahams and Herb Ferrette, “American Justice on Trial: People v. Newton” tells the untold story behind the murder trial of Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton, a landmark case that centered racial injustice within the American criminal legal system. The doc short had its world premiere at the San Francisco Film Festival in April 2022 and its LA debut ahead of official release at the 28th Annual African American Film Marketplace on August 20.
Newton, one of the main subjects of “American Justice on Trial,” was a co-founder of the Black Panther Party. He faced the death penalty in a 1968 murder trial after fatally shooting a white police officer and injuring another during a car stop early in the morning. Newton suffered a near-fatal gunshot...
Newton, one of the main subjects of “American Justice on Trial,” was a co-founder of the Black Panther Party. He faced the death penalty in a 1968 murder trial after fatally shooting a white police officer and injuring another during a car stop early in the morning. Newton suffered a near-fatal gunshot...
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