1968 Chicago burned while America watched. This doc asks: who lit the match?
In the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968, chaos erupted on Chicago’s West Side. Grief turned into anger as protests, riots, looting, and fires consumed some neighborhoods. Audio-narrated descriptions of key visual elements are available.
Direction
Andries weaves archival footage with haunting restraint.
Editing
Pacing mirrors chaos—tight, then breathless, then devastating.
Director
Daniel Andries
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chicago's West Side riots occurred simultaneous to the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests, creating a two-front pressure cooker rarely examined together.
Andries previously directed for Chicago public television; this project's archival access came through partnerships with local Black newspapers who preserved footage mainstream outlets ignored.
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