Attica 40th Anniversary
Sept. 13 & Sept. 15
BAMcinématek presents two documentaries, Attica and Ghosts of
Attica, to provide insight, perspective, and discussion 40 years after
the Attica prison riots.
Attica, Dir. Cinda Firestone
Tue, Sep 13 at 4:30, 6:50*, 9:30pm
Attica provides “an exceptionally moving, outraged recollection”
(The New York Times) using previously unseen news and police
surveillance footage telling the full story behind the rebellion, just
four years after. A panel discussion with Attica brother Carlos Roche,
current NYS Supreme Court judge and former Attica lawyer Hon. Judge
Emily Jane Goodman, and former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark
follows the 6:50pm screening.
Ghosts of Attica, Dir. Brad Lichtenstein
Thu, Sep 15 4:30, 6:50*, 9:30pm
Ghosts of Attica gives a definitive account of the Attica rebellion
using exclusive and newly discovered video and interviews with eye
witnesses speaking on camera for the first time. A panel discussion
with Attica lawyer Elizabeth Fink, Attica guard Michael Smith, and
filmmaker Brad Lichtenstein follows the 6:50pm screening.
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