PRESS COVERAGE
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"The original trial changed the way jury selection is conducted across America. The film itself is history-making."
– Matthew Carey, Deadline Hollywood
Oscar Contender ‘American Justice On Trial’ Reveals Remarkable Legacy Of Huey Newton Murder Case
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"Revisits Black Panther co-founder Huey Newton's 1968 murder trial, a powder keg that exposed deep-seeded racism."
– Randy Myers, SFGate
Local Short-Form Docs On Oscars Short List
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"Absolute must-see doc is a scrapbook of historical memories, both bitter and hopeful....Great period footage and dramatic editing bring the landmark trial to life."
– Kelly Vance, East Bay Express
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"Riveting...a near-perfect vehicle to educate and inform...a reminder that revolutions take place in courtrooms as well as in the streets and on the barricades."
– Jonah Raskin, Counterpunch
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“Stunning…brings renewed attention to one of the most important trials of the last century, a legal show-down that succeeded against all odds in overcoming the racial bias of the nation's criminal justice system."
– Gar Smith, Berkeley Daily Planet
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“This excellent new documentary…lay[s] out the story cleanly and artfully [and] gives us a snapshot of an important moment in our country's history, with issues that still resonate today.“
– C.J. Hirschfield, Eat Drink Films
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"I love how [the directors] are straightforward and use an artist’s rendering to help tell the story. It puts us into the courtroom.”
– Joey Moser, Awards Daily
Oscars 2023: Breaking Down the Documentary Short Subject Shortlist
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"Paint(s) a vivid picture of Oakland’s racism and the activists’ response...an indictment on a country whose history is written in both ink and blood."
– Ray Lobo, Film Threat
Film Review
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“Excellent! This compact and visually rich documentary…focuses with rigor.”
– Richard Von Busack, The San Francisco Standard
Critic’s Picks: A Guide to the San Francisco International Film Festival
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"Gripping, profound!"
– Jeffrey Anderson, SF Examiner
Fourteen local films to make any Bay Area resident proud
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"Incisive...powerful...polished!”
– Lincoln Spector, Bayflicks
SFFILM Fest Previews (“A” rating)
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“Illuminating!”
– Randy Myers, Mercury News
SF Film Fest is back—Here are 18 films you should not miss
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Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Short Film category for the 95th Academy Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Press release
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Andrew Abrahams opens up about the new Huey P. Newton documentary
Far Out Magazine
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The Top 10 Hottest Tickets at the SFFILM Festival’s Return to Theaters in 2022
KQED Arts by Michael Fox
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Film "American Justice on Trial" Traces Legacy of Black Panther Huey Newton's Murder Trial
KQED Forum with Alexis Madrigal
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Huey Newton's brother speaks out on Black Panther legacy in new documentary
San Francisco Chronicle by Pam Grady
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SFFILM Festival features Huey P. Newton Documentary
KRON with Noelle Bellow
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Film premiering at SFFILM Festival documents Huey Newton’s monumental trial in Oakland
ABC News with Gloria Rodriguez
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Interview with Directors Andrew Abrahams & Herb Ferrette
Film.io with Lauren deLisa Coleman
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"American Justice On Trial" film examines Oakland history
KTVU-TV with Claudine Wong
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Lise Pearlman, Huey Newton, and ”American Justice”
Making Media Now Podcast
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A Quad Cities Connection to the Oscars
OurQuadCities.com by Jonathan Turner