The unmaking of a college : the story of a movement / a Span Productions presents ; directed by Amy Goldstein ; produced by Amy Goldstein, Anouchka van Riel, Troy Takaki.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Goldstein, Amy (Amy Barbara), film director, film producer, director of photography.

Riel, Anouchka van, film producer.

Takaki, Troy T., film producer, editor of moving image work.

Dixon, Caitlin, editor of moving image work.

Booroojian, Joe, editor of moving image work.

Larson, Nathan, 1970- composer (expression).

Kane, Nicholas (Nicholas Lattimore), director of photography.

Becerra, Marlon, on-screen participant.

Berman, Joshua, on-screen participant.

Burns, Ken, 1953- on-screen participant.

Span Productions, production company.

Christine Hikawa Fund.

Zeitgeist (Firm), publisher.

Kino Lorber, Inc., distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hampshire College.

Student strikes--Massachusetts--Amherst.

Student strikes.

Massachusetts--Amherst.

Genre:

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings for hard of hearing people.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Distribution:

New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2022]

Place of Publication:

[United States] : Zeitgeist, [2021]

Language Note:

English dialogue.

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Audio 5.1 surroulnd; Colby Audio 2.0 stereo

digital

optical

video file

DVD video

region 1

Summary:

It tells the story of the attempted takedown of one of America's most iconoclastic colleges, Hampshire College, how a group of determined students succeeded to save it, and by the same token, save their rights to an education that taught them to think critically and to expect a seat at the table. With the help of the students who filmed their 75-day sit-in (the longest in American college history), director Amy Goldstein builds a thriller-like story weaving interviews with professors, whistleblowers, students, and alumni including filmmaker Ken Burns. A raucous ode to democracy in action, the documentary reflects more broadly on a crisis in higher education and asks: what is the purpose of a college education? Can the storied tradition of the liberal arts and the nation it has created be saved?

Participant:

Featuring Ken Burns, Marlon Becerra, Joshua Berman and others.

Credits:

Edited by Caitlin Dixon, Troy Takaki, Joe Booroojian; music by Nathan Larson; cinematography by Amy Goldstein, Nicholas Kane.

Notes:

Special features: audio commentary by director Amy Goldstein; trailers.

Originally released in 2021.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.

OCLC:

1304525554

Publisher Number:

738329258733

K25873 Kino Lorber