In My Own Words (2005)
Overview
A film narrated by a prison interview with long-jailed black radical Ojore Lutalo. Ojore touches on many issues, from what prisons are, to why he is in prison to the nature of the black radical struggle. Ojore was released in 2009, only to be rearrested a few months later as the alleged "Amtrak Terrorist" in Colorado. All charges were dropped after no one was able to provide any evidence of wrongdoing.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.148 |
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Ojore Lutalo
Himself
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