Bagwell, Orlando

Poster advertising the screening of two films at de Seve Cinema, Montreal, Quebec in celebration of International Non-Violence Day. The films screened are James Cameron's 1978[?] documentary Gandhi and Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker's 2004 documentary Citizen King. Gandhi originally aired on June 6 1963[?] as the third episode of the of documentary series Men of Our Time. Directed and presented by James Cameron, this documentary covers Gandhi as a person as well as a political strategist. Citizen King originally aired on January 19, 2004 as the fourth episode of the sixteenth season of the documentary series American Experience. Directed by Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker, this documentary covers the final five years of King's life. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian civil rights activist and advocate of nonviolent resistance. He was born on October 2, 1868 in the city of Porbandar in Gujarat, India, then the Porbandar State of the British Raj. He played an integral role in India's struggle for independence from the British Empire. On January 30, 1948, he was assassinated by the Hindu Nationalist Nathuram Godse. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., originally named Michael King Jr., was an African-American clergyman and civil rights leader. He was born on January 15, 1929 in the city of Atlanta in Georgia, United States of America. Influenced by both Christian dogma and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi, he employed nonviolent resistance as part of his activism against segregation and Jim Crow laws. On April 4, 1968, he was assassinated. James Cameron was a writer and director of both drama and documentary films. He was born on June 17, 1911 in the district of Battersea in London, England. He died on January 26, 1985. Noland Walker is a documentary filmmaker and the Vice President of Content at Independent Television Service, which funds and presents documentaries on public television. Orlando Bagwell is a documentary filmmaker known for works covering the history of Black civil rights in America.