Uploaded March 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
directed by James Nicholson
assistant director Jan Swietlik
original soundtrack by Christian Zucconi of Grouplove and Alex Walker.
1972, George Brown, a wrongfully imprisoned fugitive and Black Panther sympathizer, together with 4 other accomplices, hijacked a flight from USA to Algeria to join the Black Panthers living there in exile, along the way collecting the highest ransom ever paid in an airline hijacking, 1 million dollars.
2008, during the most symbolic election in American history, Rashid Abdul-Salaam learns of George's story and sets off for Paris where George has been living for the past 35 years. Through his eyes and George's words, we explore the human cost of the civil rights struggle, the evolution of racism, and revisit a period in history where conflict seemed to be the only way to reach equality.
directed by James Nicholson
assistant director Jan Swietlik
original soundtrack by Christian Zucconi of Grouplove and Alex Walker.
1972, George Brown, a wrongfully imprisoned fugitive and Black Panther sympathizer, together with 4 other accomplices, hijacked a flight from USA to Algeria to join the Black Panthers living there in exile, along the way collecting the highest ransom ever paid in an airline hijacking, 1 million dollars.
2008, during the most symbolic election in American history, Rashid Abdul-Salaam learns of George's story and sets off for Paris where George has been living for the past 35 years. Through his eyes and George's words, we explore the human cost of the civil rights struggle, the evolution of racism, and revisit a period in history where conflict seemed to be the only way to reach equality.
