The activists : war, peace, and politics in the streets / a Melofilms documentary ; created and produced by Michael Heaney, Melody Shemtov, Marco Roldán ; directed by Melody Shemtov ; produced by Melody Shemtov, Michael Heaney, Marco Roldán ; written by Michael Heaney, Melody Shemtov.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Shemtov, Melody, film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor of moving image work.

Heaney, Michael T., film producer, screenwriter, interviewee (expression).

Roldán, Marco, film producer, editor of moving image work.

Barnes, Aaron, composer.

Hayden, Tom, interviewee (expression).

Cagan, Leslie, interviewee (expression).

Benjamin, Medea, 1952- interviewee (expression).

Zephyn, Zeus, narrator.

Constantine, Rob, narrator.

Melofilms.

Bullfrog Films.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protest movements.

Anti-war demonstrations.

Political activists.

Pacifists.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings for hard of hearing people.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (60 min.) : digital, sound, color

polychrome

Place of Publication:

[Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2017]

Language Note:

In English, closed captioning available.

System Details:

System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Summary:

The Activists: War, Peace, and Politics in the Streets brings to life the stories of ordinary people who tried to stop and end the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. At best, activists had limited influence over the conduct of military policy after 9/11. Yet, their experiences in the antiwar movement helped them to learn about speaking out in the face of injustice. They inspired others to do the same during the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street movements. Indeed, democracy requires more than just one vote every four years. It requires continued pressure by citizens on their government.

Participant:

Narrated by Rob Constantine, Zeus Zephyn ; featuring, Tom Hayden, Leslie Cagan, Medea Benjamin, and Michael Heaney.

Credits:

Editors, Marco Roldán, Melody Shemtov ; original score, Aaron Barnes.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally produced by: Melofilms, ©2017.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 24, 2017).

Publisher Number:

bf-acts Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.