DVD
2 of 2 Copies Available
- CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
- EASTWOOD: Audiovisual Collection
Target : Philadelphia
Edition
Widescreen.
Languages
Closed-captioned.
Performers
Featuring: Omali Yeshitela with Janine Blackwell, Mike Africa Jr., Jerry Ford Africa, Kristian Williams, Birdie Africa, Ramona Africa, Mo Africa, Caroline Anderson, Wil Guzman, Indy Neidell; voice: Summer Hill Seven.
Publication Information
[New York, NY] : IndiePix, [2020]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (56 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
In 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a military-grade explosive on a residential building to end a standoff with Black liberation group MOVE, setting a new standard for institutionalized violence and the dehumanization of Black bodies. 11 people, including 5 children were killed. TARGET: PHILADELPHIA explores the rise of police militarization within the parallel contexts of Black nationalism and the systemic disenfranchisement that incubates movements like Black Lives Matter. The veracity of American exceptionalism is examined from a targeted perspective.
Notes
Title from container.
Title from disc surface.
Originally produced as a documentary in 2019.
Extras: Trailer ; introduction by director Sean Slater.
Subjects
- Police-community relations > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 20th century.
- Black nationalism > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 20th century.
- African Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
- Disasters > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
- Philadelphia (Pa.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
- MOVE (Organization)