Film & Discussion: Berkeley in the Sixties
by Bertha
The 1990 Oscar-nominated film, Berkeley in the Sixties (not rated) recaptures the exhilaration and turmoil of the student protests that shaped a generation and changed the course of America.
The film interweaves the memories of fifteen former student leaders - who grapple with the meaning of their actions - with thousands of historical clips and hundreds of interviews. Ronald Reagan,
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,Huey Newton, Allen Ginsberg, and the music of Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, and the Grateful Dead bring that tumultuous decade back to life.
This film directed by Mark Kitchell, received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Documentary in 1990.
A post-film discussion will include a panel of current student activists responding to the film. Cosponsored by the University of Michigan Community Scholars Program.
Thursday, October 25, 6-8:30 PM @ the Downtown AADL. Grade 9 - Adult.
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A fascinating film. It is
A fascinating film. It is hard to understand, or appreciate, the tensions of that time. This film doesn't succeed at that either, but it adds a piece to the overall history.