Berkeley in the Sixties

Streaming video - 1990

Six years in the making and with a cast of thousands, BERKELEY IN THE SIXTIES recaptures the exhilaration and turmoil of the unprecedented student protests that shaped a generation and changed the course of America. This **Academy Award**-nominated documentary interweaves the memories of 15 former student leaders, who grapple with the meaning of their actions. Their recollections are interwoven with footage culled from thousands of historical clips and hundreds of interviews. Its reflective and insightful analysis of the era - from the HUAC hearings and civil rights sit-ins at the beginning of the decade through the Free Speech Movement, the anti-war protests, the growth of the counter-culture, the founding of the Black Panther Party and th...e stirrings of the Women's Movement - confronts every viewer with the questions the 1960s raised, which remain largely unanswered. Nominated for an **Academy Award** for Best Documentary Feature. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the **Sundance Film Festival**. "*Magnificent! Deserves to be seen by anyone interested in a better America.*" - ***San Francisco Examiner*** more