The title of this Canadian documentary may have some relation to Canadian Marshall McLuhan's theories. It combines interview with famous U.S. militants of the '60s, such as Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, with reenactments of their Chicago trials (i.e., the "Chicago Eight," etc.). Other figures of cultural interest from the time, including Alan Ginsberg and Buckminster Fuller, are interviewed or featured. The filmmaker indicates his belief that powerful forces in the U.S. government worked together to suppress American radicals. This view, widely disbelieved at the time, has since been confirmed.
Acting
Reenactments of the Chicago Eight trial are surprisingly theatrical.
Direction
Markson's McLuhan-influenced media collage feels ahead of its time.
Director
Morley Markson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Markson shot this for $75,000, mostly funded by Canadian TV grants that assumed he was making a neutral historical piece.
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