American Socialist.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Strom, Yale., film director.

First Run Features (Firm), Distributor.

Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Debs, Eugene V., 1855-1926.

Debs, Eugene V.

Socialists--Biography--United States.

Socialists.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (streaming video file) (98 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

Other Title:

American Socialist

Place of Publication:

First Run Features, 2017.

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2018.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file MPEG-4 Flash

Summary:

Prolific filmmaker and ethnographer Yale Strom has turned his attention to an early American political hero: Eugene Victor Debs. Bernie Sanders inspired a generation - but who inspired him? Most people in America don't know that the contemporary political movement to address income inequality began over 100 years ago with Debs. American Socialist is the culmination of five years of research and production. Its inspiration was the use of the word "socialist" as a political epithet, and Strom wanted to define and contextualize the term. In doing so, his film traces the history of American populism with the man who inspired progressive ideas - from FDR's New Deal to Bernie's presidential campaign. Here is an objective but passionate history of the movement as founded and championed by Debs, a movement that continues to have an impact on our lives today.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally produced by First Run Features in 2017.

OCLC:

1050740685