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KENNY: THE MARXIST WHO WOULD BE MAYOR

Village East by Angelika
Saturday, Nov 14, 2026 11:00 AM
 
Brash, brilliant, Corvette-driving Marxist lawyer Ken Cockrel takes on racially charged cases in 1970s Detroit, battling a system stacked against the Black community, and winning.
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FF Admission Child - $18.00
FF Admission Senior - $18.00
FF Admission General Admission - $20.00

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Film Details
Year:2026
Running Time:95
Language:English
Trailer URL (YouTube or Vimeo):https://vimeo.com/1213942852
Director:Christopher Gruse
Executive Producer:Katy Cockrel
Sheila Cockrel
Erin Henneghan
Christopher Gruse
Bryan Buckley
Hank Perlman
Jesse Ford
Producer:Ben Ellenberg
Branden McClure
Editor:Cammeron Neely
Shane Ford
Josh Bodnar
Archival Producer(s):Erin Henneghan
Mary Wallace
Cinematographer:Jerome Wald III
Composer:Eric Hoegemyer
Cast:Main Subject: Kenneth Cockrel. Interviewees: Dennis Archer
Sr.; David Ashenfelter Melba Joyce Boyd Daniel Clark Jesse Cockrel Kenneth Cockrel
Jr. John Conyers Peter Gessner Ron Glotta Mike Hamlin Greg Hicks Mary Jarrett-Jackson William King
Website:https://www.kennydocumentary.com/
DOC NYC
Event Years:2026
Festival Section:FIGHT THE POWER
Film Genres:Activism
Archival
Black Stories
Social Issues
Race
Politics
Law and Justice
Inequality
Human Rights
History
Community
Crime
Programmer: Karen McMullen
ARCHIVAL STORYTELLING COMPETITION