WORLD PREMIERE If you’re going to stage a revolution, you’re going to need journalists and filmmakers to tell that story well. That’s what a group of fiery activists thought when they came together to form the Newsreel in the 1960s. Recognizing that mainstream media could never be the mouthpiece of seismic change, these filmmakers took to the streets to document their times and create a subaltern archive that comes alive in this exceptional film. - Bedatri D. Choudhury
The Newsreel: Characterization of Subversive Organization is one of 10 nominated films in DOC NYC’s inaugural Archival Storytelling Competition, developed in collaboration with Archival Producers Alliance and co-presented by Footage.Net, Fox Archives, and Global ImageWorks. To see the list of other nominated films, click here.
The first and second screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-director James June Schneider and protagonists/Newsreel members.
All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.