
Untitled Assata Shakur 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.
- Year: 1970
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Indigo Films, Firelight Media, The Concordia Fellowship, Chicken & Egg Films, Sundance Institute
- Keyword: prison escape, fugitive, political activist, political prisoner, biographical documentary
- Director: Giselle Bailey, Stephen Bailey
- Cast: Assata Shakur, Angela Davis





















