Getting Straight

Getting Straight 1970

6.18

Graduate student Harry Bailey was once one of the most visible undergraduate activists on campus, but now that he's back studying for his master's, he's trying to fly right. Trouble is, the campus is exploding with various student movements, and Harry's girlfriend, Jan, is caught up in most of them. As Harry gets closer to finishing his degree, he finds his iconoclastic attitude increasingly aligned with the students rather than the faculty.

1970

Occupation

Occupation 1970

1

Students seeking greater control over the hiring of faculty occupy the offices of the Political Science Department at McGill University. The film crew lives with the students and follows their action through confusion, argument, dissent, and negotiations with faculty. The result is an intimate view of a student political action.

1970

From London to Gaza

From London to Gaza 2024

10.00

London students and academics protest the genocide in Gaza.

2024

UNA Historia: lucha por la educación y la cultura

UNA Historia: lucha por la educación y la cultura 1970

1

Through archival footage and testimonies from professors, students, staff, and graduates, the documentary traces the history of the National University of Arts, focusing on the Audiovisual Department, while critically addressing the impact of the current government's underfunding of education and cultural institutions in Argentina.

1970

You'll Return in May

You'll Return in May 2024

1

A distressed college student confronts his lover about the events that led to their separation.

2024

The 1992 Protests at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The 1992 Protests at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1994

10.00

This is a documentary produced by Richard Freeman. This part contains the now famous 1992 protest in which the Henry Administration Building was taken over by students. University Police, Champaign Police and Urbana Police are called in to remove students. Led by Latino/a students due to growing issues facing their community on the Illinois campus.

1994