Revealing interview with Emory Douglas, the art director, designer, and main illustrator for The Black Panther newspaper during the 1960s and 1970s.

Introduced to graphic design working in the print shop during juvenile detention, Douglas rose to become the Panthers’ Revolutionary Artist and Minister of Culture, using his art as a weapon in the party’s struggle for civil rights.

Produced and Directed by: Dress Code
Producer: Tara Rose Stromberg
Cinematography: Andre Andreev
Edit + Color: Mike Cook
Music + Sound Design: You Too Can Woo
On Set Sound Record: Kevin Crawford, Anton Herbert
Production Coordinator: Rose Glaeser
Archival Film Research: Richard Kroll
Title Design: Marcin Zeglinski
Featured Artwork © Emory Douglas / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Shot on: Red Epic