Night Catches Us [Blu-ray]

Director: Tanya Hamilton Tanya Hamilton

Overview

A man comes home to find some of the demons of his past waiting for him in this independent drama from writer and director Tanya Hamilton. Marcus (Anthony Mackie) was born and raised in Philadelphia, but hasn't been there for years when he comes back in 1976 to attend the funeral of his father, a local minister. Marcus came of age during the late '60s and was a member of the Black Panther Party when revolution and black power were hot topics in Philly's African-American community. After a key figure in the local Black Panther organization was assassinated, many suspected someone inside the group had informed on them to the police, and more than a few were certain Marcus was the rat as he walked out on the Panthers and left town shortly after the murder. As Marcus visits his old neighborhood, he has to deal with strained relationships in his family and the distrust of old friends convinced he betrayed a close friend; he also spends some time with Patricia (Kerry Washington), a fellow activist he used to love who was also married to the man Marcus is said to have betrayed. As Marcus wrestles with the shadows of another era, he's shadowed by Jimmy (Amari Cheatom), Patricia's disturbed and homeless cousin who still believes in the Panthers' cause. Featuring an original score by the Roots, Night Catches Us received its world premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/2011
UPC:	0876964003513
Original Release:	2010
Rating:	R
Source:	Magnolia Home Ent
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	35,026

Special Features

Deleted and alternate scenes (including alternate opening and endings); Behind the scenes footage: confronting the police; Interviews (including Black Panthers Bobby Seale, Jamal Joseph, Emory Douglas, as well as singer William "Darondo" Pullman); Photo gallery; HDNet: A Look at Night Catches Us

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Anthony Mackie	Marcus Washington
Kerry Washington	Patricia Wilson
Jamie Hector	Dwayne "DoRight" Miller
Wendell Pierce	David Gordon
Amari Cheatom	Jimmy Dixon
Novella Nelson	Eloise Johnson
Tariq Trotter	Bostic Washington
Thomas Roy	Old Man Harrison
Jamara Griffin	Iris Wilson
Colin Dixon	Sadiq Afif
Shango Rich	Francis Southerland
Ron Simons	Carey Ford
Damali Mason	Auntie Lorraine
Jann Ellis	Auntie Cecile
Bill Zielinski	Frank Cherry
Christopher Kadish	Partner
Nakia Dillard	T.T.
Matt Russell	Young Detective

Technical Credits

Tanya Hamilton

Tanya Hamilton	Director,Screenwriter
Ron Simons	Producer
Sean Costello	Producer
Jason Orans	Producer
Lois Drabkin	Casting