Chicago 10

Writer/Director Brett Morgen’s (The Kid Stays in the Picture) unique perspective on contemporary history mixes animation with extraordinary footage as it explores the Chicago Conspiracy Trial of Abbie Hoffman, Tom Hayden, Jerry Rubin, Bobby Seale and others in the film Chicago 10. 

At the 1968 Democratic Convention, protestors repeatedly clashed with a Chicago Police department that waged a week-long terror campaign, resulting in riots witnessed live by a television audience of over 50 million.  Set to the music of revolution, it’s the story of young Americans speaking out and taking a stand in the face of an oppressive and armed government.

How timely!

Showing in Philadelphia at:

Ritz at the Bourse
12:15 pm, 2:40 pm, 5:10 pm, 7:30 pm, 9:50 pm

~ by Xai on March 14, 2008.