French New Wave director Agnès Varda turned her lens on Oakland-based revolutionary group The Black Panthers in 1970, following the arrest of their co-founder Huey P. Newton. The documentary is a powerful and political statement in the fight for racial equality from a director who—although filmed observationally—manges to convey a sweeping empathy for the movement.

The Criterion Collection has removed the paywall on many films from Black Cinema and films that chronicle the Black experience. You can now stream Black Panthers for free here.