Jamaa Fanaka (born Walter Gordon; September 6, 1942 – April 1, 2012) was an American filmmaker. He is best known for his 1979 film, Penitentiary, and was...

American blaxploitation drama film written, produced and directed by Jamaa Fanaka, and starring Leon Isaac Kennedy as Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone, a man...

Penitentiary II is a 1982 American blaxploitation drama film directed by Jamaa Fanaka. Released on April 2, 1982, the film is the sequel to 1979's Penitentiary...

Penitentiary III is a 1987 American crime drama film written and directed by Jamaa Fanaka. It is the sequel to the 1982 film Penitentiary II. The film stars Leon...

Caldwell, Billy Woodberry, Alile Sharon Larkin, Jacqueline Frazier, Jamaa Fanaka and Barbara McCullough. The UCLA Film & Television Archive is currently...

Vengeance) is a 1975 American blaxploitation film written and directed by Jamaa Fanaka. The film stars Marlo Monte as a wrongfully imprisoned man who seeks...

numerous prominent filmmakers, such as Melvin Van Peebles, Rudy Ray Moore, Jamaa Fanaka, Ralph Bakshi and Perry Henzell. Xenon was founded by S. Leigh Savidge...

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Sister's Revenge is a 1976 Blaxploitation film written and directed by Jamaa Fanaka. The film stars Jerri Hayes, Ernest Williams III, and Charles David Brooks...

love story and as urban tragedy." In response to his review, filmmaker Jamaa Fanaka gave high praise to the film's two main leads, its supporting cast, and...

playwright. Kennedy's acting roles include Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone in Jamaa Fanaka's Penitentiary (1979), Penitentiary II (1982), Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)...

Walter Gordon may refer to: Jamaa Fanaka (Walter Gordon, 1942–2012), African-American filmmaker Walter A. Gordon (1894–1976), African-American political...

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Charles Burnett (born 1944), film director and producer (Vicksburg) Jamaa Fanaka (1942–2012), film director (Jackson) John Fortenberry, film and television...

professional baseball player Snoop Dogg, rapper Carl Earn, tennis player Jamaa Fanaka, filmmaker Carl Fennema, professional football player William Denby Hanna...

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journalist Walter Gordon (1942–2012), African-American filmmaker known as Jamaa Fanaka Walter Gordon (physicist) (1893–1939), physicist active in the 1920s...

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2006 Jonathan King Black Sister's Revenge (also known as Emma Mae) 1976 Jamaa Fanaka Black Sunday 1960 Mario Bava Blackboard Jungle 1955 Richard Brooks Blackboards...

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School of Black filmmakers, along with Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep), Jamaa Fanaka (Penitentiary), Ben Caldwell (I and I), Larry Clark and Julie Dash (Daughters...

1976 Ralph Nelson Emma Mae (also known as Black Sister's Revenge) 1976 Jamaa Fanaka Emmanuelle 1974 Just Jaeckin Emperor Tomato Ketchup 1970 Shūji Terayama...

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Riley Soul Vengeance (also known as Welcome Home Brother Charles) 1975 Jamaa Fanaka The Sound of Music 1965 Robert Wise South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut...

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activist, lung and throat cancer. Klaus Dylewski, 95, German SS officer. Jamaa Fanaka, 68, American filmmaker. Sir Stan Yapp, 70, English politician. Jesús...

Scruggs, musician (b. 1924) March 29 – Luke Askew, actor (b. 1932) April 1 Jamaa Fanaka, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942) Rory Staunton...

he befriended and worked alongside directors and fellow peers such as Jamaa Fanaka and Charles Burnett, in addition to helping them as a production manager...

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Eventually, Mims became an assistant director on the film, "Penitentiary", Jamaa Fanaka's 1979 blaxploitation drama. In 1982, Mims helped to establish Chicago's...