SimilarFilmUntitled Assata Shakur Documentary
Documentary
Assata Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, was a member of the Black Liberation Army and had been a fugitive sought by the U.S. since escaping prison in 1979. Shakur died on September 25, 2025 in Havana, Cuba, where she had received political asylum.
Country: United States
Director: Giselle Bailey, Stephen Bailey
Cast
Assata Shakur
Self (archive footage)
Angela Davis
Self
Keywords
Plot:fugitivepolitical activistpolitical prisonerbiographical documentary
Place:prison escape
