Chicano Moratorium: A Question of Freedom (1971)

Year Published: 1971

Creator: Nikolai Sherbin

Description:

Chicano Moratorium: A Question of Freedom (1971)

A Spanish-language version of this film is also available on our channel: youtu.be/l8wzjPuDdZk

A harrowing, eyewitness documentary of the events of August 29, 1970, at Laguna Park and their immediate aftermath—including the murder of Chicano journalist, Ruben Salazar. In contrast to biased TV news reports of the period, this student-made short offers an impassioned, unvarnished community account of the unrest and violence unleashed by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in response to the otherwise peaceful march in protest of disproportionate Chicano casualties in the Vietnam War.

Producer: Nikolai Sherbin, Thomas Myrdahl. Director: Thomas Myrdahl. Cinematographer: Nikolai Sherbin, Carlos Chavez, Jose Rivera, Thomas Myrdahl, John Hunt. Editor: Thomas Myrdahl.

Special thanks to Thomas Myrdahl.

Complete Record: Chicano Moratorium: A Question of Freedom (1971) A Spanish-language version of this film is also available on our channel: youtu.be/l8wzjPuDdZk A harrowing, eyewitness documentary of the events of August 29, 1970, at Laguna Park and their immediate aftermath—including the murder of Chicano journalist, Ruben Salazar. In contrast to biased TV news reports of the period, this student-made short offers an impassioned, unvarnished community account of the unrest and violence unleashed by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in response to the otherwise peaceful march in protest of disproportionate Chicano casualties in the Vietnam War. Producer: Nikolai Sherbin, Thomas Myrdahl. Director: Thomas Myrdahl. Cinematographer: Nikolai Sherbin, Carlos Chavez, Jose Rivera, Thomas Myrdahl, John Hunt. Editor: Thomas Myrdahl. Special thanks to Thomas Myrdahl.