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Wednesday, August 13, 2003
You Don't Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows
In 1969, a radical splinter group broke off from Students for a Democratic Society, convinced that only militant action could end racism, the war in Vietnam and the inequalities inherent in a capitalist society. The Weather Underground engaged in numerous bombings, bank robberies and in 1970, helped Timothy Leary escape from prison. Those actions landed the group's members on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.
"The Weather Underground," a new documentary by independent filmmakers Sam Green and Bill Siegel, explores the rise and fall of the infamous American radicals whose goal was to overthrow the U.S. government. Today – in light of a new age of terrorism – the group's former members as well as their critics look back on the ’70s and reflect on what they did and why they did it.
The documentary opens Friday, Aug. 15, at Visions Cinema. On Friday and Saturday, Aug. 22-23, director Sam Green will be present for a Q&A session after the 7 p.m. screening (exact time of screening may change). Proceeds from the Saturday evening performance will benefit the Arthur Flemming Center.
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