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Writer:
Lou Potter (writer)
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Release Date:
30 November 2000 (USA) more
Plot:
An intimate look at the life and career of Gordon Parks a true Renaissance man who has excelled as a photographer, novelist, journalist, poet, musician and filmmaker. | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination more
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A Life of Accomplishment more (3 total)

Cast

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Avery Brooks ... Solomon Northrup (archive footage)
Flavio da Silva ... Himself
Nelson George ... Himself
Coretta Scott King ... Herself (archive footage)
Roger E. Mosley ... Huddie Ledbetter (archive footage)
Ron O'Neal ... Youngblood Priest (archive footage)

Gordon Parks ... Himself
Gordon Parks Jr. ... Himself (archive footage)
Toni Parks-Parsons ... Herself

Russell Simmons ... Himself
Gloria Vanderbilt ... Herself

Alfre Woodard ... Narrator
Malcolm X ... Himself (archive footage)
Samuel F. Yette ... Himself
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91 min
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References Flavio (1964) more

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A Life of Accomplishment, 8 July 2007
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Author: aa4353 from United States

This is story that should inspire everyone. Parks was truly an artist of the highest caliber. Most would say he was a renaissance man which is maybe a cliché in today's world. He let the camera capture the real America of his time; he was a pioneer as an African American filmmaker; he was a musician, painterand writer. Artistic talent at its best. While all of this took its toll on his personal relationships, the documentary seems to support that he loved his children and supported them in their endeavors. His Kansas roots certainly did not project the success he was to have throughout his life. We were privileged to have had him for so many years.

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