Party Crasher Presents: Judas and the Black Messiah

In observation of the 53rd anniversary of the murder of Fred Hampton – Party Crasher Presents: A Q&A with Oscar Nominated screenwriters and producers Kenny and Keith Lucas, moderated by Jonathan Daniel Brown.

FBI informant William O’Neal (Stanfield) infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their charismatic leader, Chairman Fred Hampton (Kaluuya). O’Neal revels in the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell (Plemons). Hampton’s political prowess grows just as he’s falling in love with fellow revolutionary Deborah Johnson (Fishback). Meanwhile, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul. Will he align with the forces of good? Or subdue Hampton and The Panthers by any means, as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (Sheen) commands?