''Attica'' is a 2021 American documentary film by
Stanley Nelson
Stanley Earl Nelson Jr. (born June 7, 1951) is an American documentary filmmaker and a MacArthur Fellows Program, MacArthur Fellow known as a director, writer and producer of documentaries examining African-American history and experiences.
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and Traci Curry. It premiered at the
2021 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, the 46th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held from September 9 to 18, 2021.Barry Hertz"TIFF planning ‘substantially bigger’ 2021 film festival compared to last year’ ...
on September 9, 2021 and aired on
Showtime on October 29, 2021.
Summary
The film is a 50-year look back at the
1971 Attica uprising through interviews with the mostly black and Latino inmates who were there.
Reception
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Official trailerOfficial website
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Documentary films about racism in the United States
2021 documentary films
2021 films
American documentary films
African-American films
Showtime (TV network) documentary films
Attica Correctional Facility
Documentary films about incarceration in the United States
2020s English-language films
2020s American films