Emile de Antonio: My films are a kind of history of the United States in the days of the Cold War. They are episodic disjunctive histories. They’re not like a written history which moves magisterially from the beginning to the end. They’re chaotic; they’re made by a chaotic person and his interests. You have McCarthy, you have the death of Kennedy, you have the war in Vietnam, you have Nixon, you have the Weather Underground, you have the Christian Left.
from an Interview with Emile de Antonio
Underground is a 1976 documentary film about the Weathermen, the militant faction of the Students for a Democratic Society(SDS) who fought to overthrow the U.S. government during the 1960’s and 1970’s. The film consists of interviews with members of the group after they were forced underground and footage of the anti-war and civil rights protests during this time period. It was directed by Emile de Antonio, Haskell Wexler and Mary Lampson, who were subpoenaed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in an attempt to confiscate the film footage in order to gain information that would help them arrest the Weathermen.
Underground combines interviews with and archival footage of the Weathermen to provide a picture of this group, their opinions on American society, and their hopes for the future. The filmmakers use the material from their interactions with the WeathermenBill Ayers, Kathy Boudin, Bernadine Dohrn, Jeff Jones and Cathy Wilkerson to structure its exploration of the formation and direction of the group. (Wikipedia)
„We Want to Make a Revolution“ — UNDERGROUND, Episode 1
„As American as Cherry Pie“ — UNDERGROUND, Episode 2
„In Concern for Justice“ — UNDERGROUND, Episode 3
„The War is Over“ — UNDERGROUND, Episode 4
„The People’s War“ — UNDERGROUND, Episode 5
„Days of Rage“ — UNDERGROUND, Episode 6
… I’ll add the rest of the Episodes as soon as I can find’em
