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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 one of the leading directors of the L.A. Rebellion film movement.
Jamaa Fanaka, a filmmaker who had considerable success in 1979 with “Penitentiary,” a feature-length movie he made while still in film school, but who claimed to have been blacklisted afterward...
Jamaa Fanaka was born on 6 September 1942 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Welcome Home Brother Charles (1975), Street Wars (1991) and Penitentiary II (1982). He died on 1 April 2012 in South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Director, Writer, Producer
Apr 4, 2012 · Jamaa Fanaka, who emerged as a dynamic black filmmaker with his gritty independent 1979 film “Penitentiary” and later made headlines with his legal battles alleging widespread...
Apr 15, 2012 · Jamaa Fanaka, a filmmaker who had considerable success in 1979 with ''Penitentiary,'' a feature-length movie he made while still in film school, but who claimed to have been blacklisted afterward...
Jamaa Fanaka was an American filmmaker. He is best known for his 1979 film, Penitentiary, and was one of the leading directors of the L.A. Rebellion film movement.
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Sep 1, 2022 · In a day and age in which up-and-coming filmmakers aspire to be the next Spike Lee, John Singleton, or Ryan Coogler, many are unaware that their forefather was Jamaa Fanaka.
