Newsreel Shorts: Protest Films

Screening on Film

Established in 1967, Newsreel was an activist collective which maintained a fierce commitment to social change. These five short films document the growth of the anti-war movement of the 1960s

PROGRAM

  • Boston Draft Resistance Group

    Directed by Newsreel Collective.
    US, 1968, 16mm, black & white, 18 min.

Profiling the work of a Boston-based grassroots organization which helped draftees explore their legal options for resisting military service, this documentary portrait offers a thoughtful critique of patriotic obligation.

  • Mill-In

    Directed by Newsreel Collective.
    US, 1968, 16mm, black & white, 12 min.

As Christmas Eve shoppers shuffled about Fifth Avenue, a group of demonstrators took to the streets to raise awareness of the war and make a direct assault on complacency and consumerism.

  • No Game

    Directed by Newsreel Collective.
    US, 1968, 16mm, black & white, 17 min.

In 1967, 100,000 protesters marched on Washington to demand an end to the Vietnam War. Several filmmakers documented these events, following the protest from its peaceful origins at the Lincoln Monument to a more aggressive confrontation at the Pentagon.

  • America

    Directed by Newsreel Collective.
    US, 1968, 16mm, black & white, 30 min.

Presenting a range of voices of dissent, America includes conversations with suburban teenagers, recently returned veterans, and African-American militants, all committed to ending the war in Vietnam.

  • Only the Beginning

    Directed by Newsreel Collective.
    US, 1968, 16mm, black & white, 21 min.

In April 1971, thousands of veterans descended on Washington to raise their voices in protest to the atrocities of the war in Vietnam. This powerful document is one of the few which remains true to the perspective of those who served in battle.

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