A Choice Of Weapons: Inspired By Gordon Parks

From his decades as LIFE magazine’s first Black photographer, to composing music, writing memoirs and novels, and directing feature films, multi-talented trailblazer Gordon Parks used his camera as an instrument of change – a “weapon” as he called it – to challenge systemic racism and poverty. Through the lenses of Devin Allen, LaToya Ruby Frazier, and Jamel Shabazz – contemporary photographers who credit Parks as a formative influence – as well as interviews with Anderson Cooper, Ava DuVernay, Spike Lee, and many others who speak to his enduring impact, this feature documentary pays homage to a true American legend whose work stands at the pinnacle of 20th-century socio-historical documentation and serves as an empowering springboard for contemporary and future artists.