Movie
Eyes of the Rainbow
1997 · 47 min
A quiet, reflective documentary that feels like an intimate conversation, carrying the weight of exile and resistance with dignity and sorrow.
- Directed by
- Gloria Rolando
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Assata Shakur
- Overview
- "Eyes of the Rainbow" deals with the life of Assata Shakur, the Black Panther and Black Liberation Army leader who escaped from prison and was given political asylum in Cuba, where she has lived for close to 15 years. In it we visit with Assata in Havana and she tells us about her history and her life in Cuba. This film is also about Assata's AfroCuban context, including the Yoruba Orisha Oya, goddess of the ancestors, of war, of the cemetery and of the rainbow.
- How it feels
- Earnest, melancholic, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Justice, race, identity, isolation
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Gloria Rolando
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Assata Shakur
