Film screening: In the Land of the Free
We will be screening the documentary about the Angola 3: “In the land of the Free” by Vadim Jean in presence of the director and Robert King, one of the Angola 3.
In The Land of the Free... is a documentary feature that examines the story of Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King. They are known as the Angola 3 and have spent almost a century between them in solitary confinement in Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Herman and Albert are still held in solitary confinement after thirty seven years. In America. Today. How could this be? See http://www.inthelandofthefreefilm.com/
In 1970, a jury convicted Robert Hillary King of a crime he did not commit and sentenced him to 35 years in prison. He became a member of the Black Panther Party while in Angola State Penitentiary, successfully organizing prisoners to improve conditions. In return, prison authorities beat him, starved him, and gave him life without parole after framing him for a second crime. He was thrown into solitary confinement, where he remained in a six by nine foot cell for 29 years as one of the Angola 3. In 2001, the state grudgingly acknowledged his innocence and set him free. This is his story.
When? Tuesday March 8th, from 6pm to 9pm
Where? Birkbeck cinema, 43 Gordon Square
Free and open to all (limited places)
