The film Summer 68 is an in-depth examination of protest activities surrounding the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, revealing draft resistance, the growth of G.I. coffee houses, the development of alternative media and the early days of Third World Newsreel (aka Newsreel). This powerful documentary also explores the tensions the movement faced in using mainstream media to broadcast its message as well as the philosophies, tactics, and problems of the student movement in the crucial year of 1968.  It has a great deal of resonance today as we approach the 2020 elections.

This film will be free streamed on Wednesday, September 23rd and Thursday September 24th, with a final screening at 6 PM Thursday followed by a live Zoom panel conversation at 7 PM with filmmakers John Douglas and Norm Fruchter, CCNY Professor and author Dr. Vanessa K. Valdés, head of the Black Studies Program and student activist Michaiyla Carmichael. We will also show some short clips during the discussion.

Once you have RSVPed,  you will receive an email with a link to stream the documentary for free during a specific window of time. You will also receive a link to the live Zoom panel conversation on September 24th.

Thursday, September 24th at 7 PM -  RSVP at: https://on.nypl.org/3brkcoQ

Questions to workshop@twn.org

A presentation of the Documentary Forum at CCNY, Third World Newsreel and the 

New York Public Library (Grand Central Station branch). The film Summer 68 was recently preserved