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Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family (1971)

Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family (1971)

Documentary
Release Date: 1971, April 11
Directors: Morley Markson
Countries: Canada
Cast: William Kunstler, John Lennon, Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary, Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman, Fred Hampton, Buckminster Fuller, Don Cox

Overview:

The title of this Canadian documentary may have some relation to Canadian Marshall McLuhan's theories. It combines interview with famous U.S. militants of the '60s, such as Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, with reenactments of their Chicago trials (i.e., the "Chicago Eight," etc.). Other figures of cultural interest from the time, including Alan Ginsberg and Buckminster Fuller, are interviewed or featured. The filmmaker indicates his belief that powerful forces in the U.S. government worked together to suppress American radicals. This view, widely disbelieved at the time, has since been confirmed.

Keywords:

hippies counter-culture baby boomer yippie