16mm
English

For three days, a trio of filmmakers were given an audience with high-ranking members of the Weather Underground – a militant faction of the Students for a Democratic Society that, after moving underground, committed itself to the violent overthrow of the US government. At the time of filming, all five subjects were wanted by the FBI. We never see their faces, but their testimonies provide a fascinating look at the mood, texture, and aftereffects of a volatile moment in the history of the US Left. Combining these interviews with archival footage of revolutionary figures from around the world, de Antonio and his mini-collective fashioned a powerful statement of protest which provided a direct challenge to the media’s representation of this radical group. Despite efforts of the FBI to confiscate the film footage, de Antonio prevailed by invoking legal statutes designed to protect journalists from revealing sources.

• Sektion Section: Feature Films
• Programm Programme: Underground