2021 Pan African Film Festival: A Fine Collection of Black Cinema
By Dwight Brown, NNPA Syndication Film Critic
Published March 11, 2021
Movie fans attending the 29th PAFF could watch its choice programming on a streaming app or computers, versus making the annual pilgrimage to Los Angeles. The setting is different, but the usual array of international African diaspora films is still impressive. Check out these four festival films that are on view from February 24 to March 14 at paff.org and in theaters near you in the future.
“41st & Central: The Untold Story of The L.A. Black Panthers” ( 1/2) If you want to know the real story of the Black Panthers, ask ‘em. That’s what documentarian Gregory Everett did. Through vivid recollections by L.A. Panthers who survived to tell the story, he reconstructs the history of a social/political party that left its mark on the City of Angeles and Black history. Legendary members (Elaine Brown and Kathleen Cleaver) share insightful ane