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  Mental Patients Resistance

  CLIR, Guerrilla Television, NHPRC, Outside Agitators

  A documentary about a group of formerly hospitalized patients on a quest to change inhumane practices at psychiatric institutions. Includes “man on the street” interviews that are revealing about changing attitudes towards mental illness during the 1970s, including the influence of R.D. Laing.

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  [The 90’s: Robert Demella]

  American Way, Outside Agitators, THE 90's

  Raw footage for the award-winning series The 90’s. Cab driver Robert Demella tells us a series of stories, zipping from one topic to another. The camera mostly focuses on Demella but there are some shots of the New York streets.

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  [The 90’s raw: Prof. William M. King]

  American Way, Black, Communities, Outside Agitators, THE 90's

  Raw footage for the award-winning series The 90’s. This tape features an interview with Professor William H. King of the Black Studies Department at the University of Colorado at Boulder. King gives an in-depth analysis of the the societal, economic, and racial problems that have been a part of the American experience since its inception. King focuses on the subject of capital punishment and argues function and purpose in society.