Framing the Panthers (Full Documentary) | Award-Winning Documentary

Dhoruba Bin Wahad was a charismatic young Black Panther Party leader in New York City when he was wrongly accused of the attempted murder of two police officers. He spend 19 years in prison – and a group of young lawyers, determined to help him, revealed he was targeted by the COINTELPRO programme instituted by the FBI, a “dirty tricks” programme that was intended specifically to stifle dissent, targeting movements for African-American and Native American determination and the New Left. Framing the Panthers was part of the Counterterror documentary series which examined how the term “terrorism” was used to criminalise political dissent in different communities.

Awards won by Framing the Panthers include Best Film at the International Cinema Festival, Best Social Documentary at the New England Film & Video Festival, Peoples' Choices Award at the Global Africa Festival and the Special Jurors' Award at the Black Maria Film and Video Festival. Framing the Panthers was selected for over 30 film festivals, with the Counterterror series screened at a number of major venues including the Museum of Modern Art, the ICA, London and the Wexner Centre, Chicago.