Rebels with a Cause
- Synopsis
- Charts the sweeping socio- political changes of the Sixties that began with the Civil Rights movement and culminated with angry protests against the U.S. war in Vietnam, The film is told through the eyes of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), a uniquely American movement that grew and evolved in response to the times. Begun in 1960 with a handful of members and high ideals, SDS became a nationally powerful antiwar organization with over 100,000 members. But in 1970 the group began to disintegrate amidst internal conflict and government counterintelligence crackdowns. In the aftermath, some went militant as the ill-fated Weather Underground; others channelled their activism through prominent careers as journalists, politicians and professors. Features interviews with 28 SDS activists, including writer/professor Todd Gitlin, Senator Tom Hayden and NPR commentator Juan Gonzalez combined with archival footage from the front lines of the movement,
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Year of release
- 2001
- Year of production
- 2000
- Subjects
- Politics & government; Sociology
- Keywords
- protest demonstrations; student movements; United States of America
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 1
- Price
- $29.95
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 109 minutes
- Year
- 2003
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- NTSC
- Price
- $29.95
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 109 minutes
- Year
- 2003
Production Company
- Name
Shire Films
Distributor
- Name
Zeitgeist Films
- clemence@zeitgeistfilms.com
- Web
- http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 212 274 1989
- Fax
- +1 212 274 1644
- Address
- 247 Centre Street, 2nd Floor
New York
NY 10013
USA
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