Filmmaker Stanley Nelson, who directed MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL, was the 2015 Guggenheim Symposium honoree at AFI DOCS in Washington, DC.  HOW TO WATCH Where to stream MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual gathering...

THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION director Stanley Nelson was the 2015 Guggenheim Symposium honoree at AFI DOCS in Washington, DC. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION - Reelgood CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) was...

AFI is proud to announce that AFI DOCS will pay tribute to pioneering documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson as its 2015 Charles Guggenheim Symposium honoree. The Symposium, which will include a discussion and Q&A with the filmmaker, will take place during the Washington, DC-area festival on June 19, 2015.  The Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday will moderate....

After a screening of THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION at AFI DOCS on June 20, 2015, the festival, along with sponsor the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), held a panel discussion to talk about the documentary, the Black Panthers organization and race relations. Panelists included the film’s director (and this year’s Charles Guggenheim honoree), Stanley Nelson;…