Berkeley in the Sixties

Synopsis: Tells the story of a small group of students at the University of California in Berkeley in the 1960s who challenged the establishment and changed the face of America. What started as an interest in politics became the launching point for the free speech and anti war movements in America. Using archive footage interwoven with present day (1990) interviews the film shows civil rights marches, anti-Vietnam protests and the rise of the Black Panthers.

This film was the forerunner of today’s radical documentary making and a snapshot of a time of great change when a nation of youth found its voice and defied the establishment. As well as the archival visual images the film also contains classic music from the era including The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, The Band, Joan Baez and Jefferson Airplane.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2007
Year of production: 1990
Subjects: Politics & government; Sociology
Keywords: civil rights movements; documentary films; political events; political movements; student movements; United States of America; Vietnam war; Black Panther Party

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