The film “Ashes and Embers,” long respected and admired by many film buffs, never got a wide theatrical release, or was shown before a mass audience. That is, until now.

The film, about a disillusioned African-American Vietnam veteran, will be re-released and distributed on Netflix, starting February 29th, thanks to Ava DuVernay’s independent film distribution collective ARRAY.

The movie was written, produced and directed by Haile Gerima, who was also one of the leaders of the 1970s L.A. Rebellion filmmakers. That group of young African and African-American filmmakers studied at the UCLA Film School, starting back in the late sixties.