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Let the fire burn / School of Media & Public Affairs, The George Washington University ; Sundance Institute ; The Film Sales Company ; directed and produced by Jason Osder.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Osder, Jason, director, producer.
Mangum, Christopher, 1968- composer.
George Washington University. School of Media and Public Affairs, producer.
Sundance Institute, producer.
Film Sales Company, producer.
Zeitgeist Films, distributor.
Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Black nationalism.
Police-community relations.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Race relations.
Philadelphia (Pa.).
Police-community relations--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Black nationalism--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
MOVE (Organization).
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition:
Educational edition ; [Widescreen presentation].
Place of Publication:
[New York, NY] : Zeitgeist Films, [2013]
Language Note:
In English; occasional subtitles in English.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1.
digital
optical
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Summary:
On May 13, 1985, a long-running conflict between MOVE, an organization of primarily African-American nihilists, and the Police Department of the City of Philadelphia erupted in a violent confrontation. After some noisy violence, whose source and effect remains murky, a Police Department helicopter dropped several pounds of military-grade explosive on the West Philadelphia rowhome which had been serving as MOVE compound. This film uses contemporary footage to show the beginnings of the conflict, its tragic outcome, and some of the long-term effects.
Credits:
Editor, Nels Bangerter; music, Christopher Mangum.
Notes:
Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2013.
Aspect ratio 16:9.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
OCLC:
862066669

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