Jamaa Fanaka

Jamaa Fanaka

Jamaa Fanaka was an American filmmaker. He is best known for his 1979 film, Penitentiary, and is one of the leading directors of the L.A. Rebellion film movement. The L.A. Rebellion film movement, sometimes referred to as the "Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers", or the UCLA Rebellion, refers to the new generation of young African and African-American filmmakers who studied at the UCLA Film School in the late-1960s to the late-1980s and have created a quality Black Cinema that provides an alternative to classical Hollywood cinema. Fanaka died on April 1, 2012.

  • Title: Jamaa Fanaka
  • Popularity: 2.266
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1942-09-06
  • Place of Birth: Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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  • Also Known As: Walt Gordon, Walter Gordon
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Jamaa Fanaka Movies

  • 2004
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    Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

    Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

    1 2004 HD

    Written, directed, and produced by David Walker, MACKED, HAMMERED, SLAUGHTERED, & SHAFTED is an insightful examination of the blaxploitation film...

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  • 1972
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    A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan

    A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan

    1 1972 HD

    Jamaa Fanaka’s first project plays off the Blaxploitation’s genre conventions, an adaption of Goethe’s “Faust”...

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  • 1979
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    Penitentiary

    Penitentiary

    5.2 1979 HD

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  • 1982
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    Penitentiary II

    Penitentiary II

    4.1 1982 HD

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  • 1976
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    Emma Mae

    Emma Mae

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1987
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    Penitentiary III

    Penitentiary III

    5.5 1987 HD

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  • 1975
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    Welcome Home Brother Charles

    Welcome Home Brother Charles

    4.7 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    Welcome Home Brother Charles

    Welcome Home Brother Charles

    4.7 1975 HD

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  • 1991
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    Street Wars

    Street Wars

    5 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    Street Wars

    Street Wars

    5 1991 HD

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  • 1987
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    Penitentiary III

    Penitentiary III

    5.5 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    Penitentiary III

    Penitentiary III

    5.5 1987 HD

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  • 1972
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    A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan

    A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan

    A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan

    A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1979
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    Penitentiary

    Penitentiary

    5.2 1979 HD

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  • 1975
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    Welcome Home Brother Charles

    Welcome Home Brother Charles

    4.7 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    Welcome Home Brother Charles

    Welcome Home Brother Charles

    4.7 1975 HD

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  • 1976
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    Emma Mae

    Emma Mae

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1976
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    Emma Mae

    Emma Mae

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1972
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    A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan

    A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1982
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    Penitentiary II

    Penitentiary II

    4.1 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Penitentiary II

    Penitentiary II

    4.1 1982 HD

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  • 1979
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    Penitentiary

    Penitentiary

    5.2 1979 HD

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