{"product_id":"black-chariot-blu-ray","title":"Black Chariot (BLU-RAY) Coming to Our Shelves December 2026","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"products__description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Goodwin wrote, produced, and directed this lost gem of American independent cinema. Opening during a tense meeting between members of an underground Black Power group that leads to a stunning foot chase, Goodwin’s film weaves past and present to tell the story of the social awakening of a character only referred to as “the drifter” (screen legend Bernie Casey in his first starring role!). Shot on both 35mm and video and boasting a fierce, early performance from L.A. Rebellion icon Barbara O., Black Chariot is a fascinatingly iconoclastic revelation. Though world-premiered at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1971,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e Black Chariot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has remained under-screened for decades — until now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4K Restoration by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History \u0026amp; Culture (NMAAHC) with funding from the National Film Preservation Foundation. Additional funding provided by NMAAHC’s Earl W. and Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media Arts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"products__attributes hidden-xs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hidden-xs\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Extras\u003c\/strong\u003e :\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Chariot: Hiding in Plain Sight\u003c\/em\u003e, Featuring Interviews with Actor Robert L. Goodwin Jr. and Film Historian Rhea L. Combs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Upper Chamber\u003c\/em\u003e (1963, 52 Min.) Television Drama Written and Produced by Robert L. Goodwin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThe Death of Simon Jackson (1969, 28 Min.) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eEpisode of the TV Series Insight, Written by Robert L. Goodwin. Courtesy of Paulist Productions and the UCLA Film \u0026amp; Television Archive\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eTheatrical Re-release Trailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kino Lorber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45241781977288,"sku":"KINK27485","price":32.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/BLACK-CHARIOT-BD-case.jpg?v=1793143535","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/black-chariot-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}