A Huey P. Newton Story
A Huey P. Newton Story is an intimate portrait of Huey P. Newton, the  late co-founder of the Black Panther Party. Director Spike Lee and Roger Guenveur  Smith collaborate for the 7th time to bring Newton's thoughts, philosophies, history and  flavour to life.  Adapted from Robert Guenveur Smith's Obie Award winning off-  Broadway solo performance of the same name, Spike Lee brings the play from the stage  to the screen as only he could.   Shot before a live audience, Spike Lee uses his signature  mixture of film and archival footage, to capture Newton's "inner mind." The film is  complemented by period material and original compositions from sound designer Marc  Anthony Thompson, who received an Obie and Audelco Award for his work.  Accompanied by an outstanding performance, starring and written by Roger Guenveur  Smith, Nominated for two NAACP Image Awards and for winning the Peabody Award.  This film is a piece of history that will bring the meaning to  "Without Struggle There is  No Life".