Jamaa Fanaka was best known for his 1979 breakout film 'Penitentiary.' He is also known for being the leader of the L.A. Rebellion film movement from 1960 to 1980. Fanaka was born Walter Gordon in Jackson, Mississippi. His family moved to Compton, California where he grew up. He attended UCLA film school and during this […]

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