Hot on the heels of it’s double Oscar win for Actor in a Supporting Role (Daniel Kaluuya) and Music Written for a Motion Picture (H.E.R.’s “Fight For You“), EoM is pleased to announce that Judas and the Black Messiah is our latest giveaway, thanks to WB Home Entertainment. One lucky winner will be sent a Blu-ray copy of the film, which includes a digital copy, as well as two bonus features. So, if you missed the film in theaters or during its 31-day release on HBO Max, now is the time to take action so you can watch the Oscar-winning film at home.

Giveaway runs until Monday, May 3rd at 11:59pm EST. Fill out the form below to enter for your chance to win.

Judas and the Black Messiah Blu-ray Special Features:

• “Fred Hampton for the People” – The filmmakers and cast discuss why telling Chairman Fred Hampton’s story is more important now than ever before.
• “Unexpected Betrayal” – The filmmakers and cast discuss William O’Neil’s complexities and his eventual betrayal of Hampton.

Judas and the Black Messiah DVD Special Features:

• “Fred Hampton for the People” – The filmmakers and cast discuss why telling Chairman Fred Hampton’s story is more important now than ever before.

Official Synopsis:

“You can murder a revolutionary, but you can’t murder a revolution.”

Chairman Fred Hampton was 21 years old when he was assassinated by the FBI, who coerced a petty criminal named William O’Neal to help them silence him and the Black Panther Party. But they could not kill Fred Hampton’s legacy and, 50 years later, his words still echo…louder than ever.

I am a revolutionary!

In 1968, a young, charismatic activist named Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) became Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, who were fighting for freedom, the power to determine the destiny of the Black community, and an end to police brutality and the slaughter of Black people.

Chairman Fred was inspiring a generation to rise up and not back down to oppression, which put him directly in the line of fire of the government, the FBI and the Chicago Police. But to destroy the revolution, they had to do it from both the outside…and the inside. Facing prison, William O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield ) is offered a deal by the FBI: if he will infiltrate the Black Panthers and provide intel on Hampton, he will walk free. O’Neal takes the deal.

Now a comrade in arms in the Black Panther Party, O’Neal lives in fear that his treachery will be discovered even as he rises in the ranks. But as Hampton’s fiery message draws him in, O’Neal cannot escape the deadly trajectory of his ultimate betrayal.

Though his life was cut short, Fred Hampton’s impact has continued to reverberate. The government saw the Black Panthers as a militant threat to the status quo and sold that lie to a frightened public in a time of growing civil unrest. But the perception of the Panthers was not reality. In inner cities across America, they were providing free breakfasts for children, legal services, medical clinics and research into sickle cell anemia, and political education. And it was Chairman Fred in Chicago, who, recognizing the power of multicultural unity for a common cause, created the Rainbow Coalition—joining forces with other oppressed peoples in the city to fight for equality and political empowerment.

Available on VOD April 2nd, 2021.

Available on digital April 27th, 2021.

Available on Blu-ray and DVD May 4th, 2021.

For more information, head to the official Judas and the Black Messiah website.

Rules of the Contest

1. To enter – fill out the contest form below and submit before Monday, May 3rd at 11:59 PM EST. Only one entry per person.
2. Entrants must be 18 years old or older to win.
3. Winners will be notified via email after the close of the contest.
4. One (1) selected winner will be awarded with one (1) Blu-ray of Judas and the Black Messiah.
5. Participants understand that the Blu-ray is not the responsibility of Elements of Madness.
6. The winner is solely responsible for receipt of the Blu-ray once it is sent to the winner and not to share it with others or misuse it and deprive others from redeeming their prize.
7. Winners must live in the contiguous United States. Elements of Madness does not ship internationally.
8. The winner will have two (2) weeks to claim their prize or it will be forfeited and given to another entrant.
9. Prizes are not redeemable for cash or other items.
10. Prize cannot be swapped or traded for anything else.
11. Current members of EoM staff or their immediate families are not eligible to participate.

The contest is now closed. The winner will be contacted.

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