*The Murder of Fred Hampton* (1971).. By Howard Alk and Mike Gray of The Film Group Inc. -- an often forgotten or unknown assassination of a 21-year old Human Rights leader orchestrated by J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's Cointelpro program and the Chicago Police. Available on video at Facets. If you're looking for film prints, the Chicago Film Archives preserved the Film Group Inc's *Cicero March *(1968) a few years ago. A piece documenting Dr. King's unsuccessful peace March from Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood (mostly black residents) into Cicero (nearly all Italian at the time). This piece is also on Facets' DVD release of *The Murder of Fred Hampton *(1971)...
Warren On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:56 PM, ev petrol <epetr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hey folks > a friend of mine is looking for films about civil rights issues in the US > - historical or contemporary (eg: the prison industrial system, the school > to prison pipeline, the justice system, death row, police brutality &c &c) > - for a series of screenings in New Orleans > any ideas? > cheers Moira > > www.moiratierney.net > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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