THE ISSUE OF MR. O'DELL
Price: $310.00 Code: 2581 |
Directed by Rami Katz
2018, 35 minutes
Purchase: $310 | Classroom rental $125
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The Issue of Mr. O’Dell examines the lifelong work of a pioneering civil rights organizer Jack O’Dell, who was a close colleague and advisor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the years before the March on Washington. But after President John F. Kennedy named him the number five Communist in America, O’Dell was eventually forced out of King’s organization.
In soft-spoken interviews, O’Dell discusses systemic racism, past and present, and dissects America's troubled history with racial discrimination. The wisdom of the 94-year-old activist speaks to the present as his experiences fighting alongside Dr. King resonate strongly with the Black Lives Matter movement. Shot in sobering black and white, The Issue of Mr. O’Dell illustrates how change begins at the personal level and takes an arduous path to reach the collective consciousness. Jack O’Dell passed away in 2019 at the age of ninety-six, after this film was completed.
Subjects & Collections
Festivals & Awards
WINNER - President's Award - Full Frame 2018Official Selection - Roxbury International Film Festival 2018
Official Selection - DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2018
Official Selection - Freep Film Festival 2018
Official Selection - Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2018
Further Reading
Who is Jack O'Dell? - The NationRelated Films
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