Summer '68
Aug 23 - Aug 24, 2008
(Norman Fruchter and John Douglas, 1969, BETA, 60 min)
Fruchter and Douglas craft a compelling document of the events leading up to the volatile 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Focusing specifically on the growth of the radical movement in the U.S., the film presents the struggle for students and activists to find a proper medium for their message.
SUMMER of '68 will screen with a variety of television political announcements, commercials, and news reports from '68, which will help illuminate sentiments present in mass media and American culture at large.