Four dead in Ohio — but this isn't just a song. The shooting that broke America's trust in itself.
This is the story of Kent State University students who stood up to question racism, violence against protesters, and the long American involvement in the Vietnam War. On May 4, 1970, the National Guard shot thirteen of them, killed four, and all were forever changed.
Direction
Miller lets survivors speak, no narration needed
Editing
Archival footage cuts like fresh wounds
Sound
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young used with devastating precision
Director
Daniel Miller
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The shootings inspired Neil Young to write 'Ohio' in one night; CSNY recorded and released it within weeks, becoming an anti-war anthem before the blood dried.
Many guardsmen later admitted they fired because they believed they were under orders, revealing how authority manufactures complicity in violence.
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