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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which debuts Friday, depicts an FBI informant’s betrayal of Illinois Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Stars talk historical significance behind ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’

Molly Farrar February 8, 2021
The film "Judas and the Black Messiah," premiering Friday in theaters, tells the story of Fred Hampton, the deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the revolutionary Black Panther Party who was assassinated by police at 21 years old. At a roundtable discussion of college journalists, stars from the film discussed the history of the film and the activists they played.
“And The Neon Gods.” Boston University senior Jonas Hayes wrote the feature film after his freshman year and is now preparing to film. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

College students write original Western thriller

Ashley Soebroto February 5, 2021
Boston University students and their peers are currently preparing to shoot their own film, “And The Neon Gods," a Western thriller.
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