Some are born into revolution. Others are abandoned on the streets. Les Enfants Sauvage is an unflinching exploration of a lost generation. Children raised by revolutionaries but forged in the fire of 1980s gangland Los Angeles.

They were the offspring of the Black Panthers, born into households where politics were militant and the dream of liberation was spoken like scripture. But as the government cracked down, leaders were imprisoned, assassinated, or exiled. The movement that had once promised to protect them collapsed under the weight of COINTELPRO, systemic oppression, and poverty. Left to fend for themselves, these children, once destined to carry the torch of revolution. Became soldiers in a different war: the brutal gang conflicts that defined an era.

Told through first-hand accounts, archival footage, and raw, cinematic storytelling, this documentary follows the ones who survived and the ghosts of those who didn’t. It is a story of resilience, lost dreams and stolen futures, black berets traded for bandanas, and children who were never meant to be martyrs but became them anyway.

Role: Creative Direction - Editing.