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February 03, 2007
American Revolution II: Battle of Chicago: a doc surfaces
American Revolution II: Battle of Chicago, one of the sources for footage for Brett Morgen's Sundance 2007 opening attraction Chicago 10, is a cinema vérité-style doc shot on the streets of Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention; rarely seen, The Film Group, Mike Gray, Howard Alk and Chuck Olin's footage is is now at MediaBurn. 
From the site's synopsis: "The tape begins with the armed conflicts between the police and demonstrators, including footage of Dick Gregory instructing the protesters to march to his house, but mostly focuses on the generally adversarial relationship between the Black Power movement and the anti-war movement. The bulk of the film is interviews with angry Black Panthers who feel disgusted that there has never been public outrage when black demonstrators have gotten beaten by the police yet one instance of middle class whites getting beaten makes national news. Also featured is Richard J. Daley giving the "shoot to kill" order, and a news segment where a reporter discusses the elaborate methods employed by the city to screen delegates from the poor areas of Chicago that are present en route to the convention center." [More invaluable selections from this site will be linked soon.]
Posted by Ray Pride at February 3, 2007 06:53 PM
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