The Camden 28
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Anthony Giacchino
Michael Giocondo
Michael Doyle
John Swinglish
Joan Reilly
Robert Hardy
Film Details
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Synopsis
At 4:00 a.m. on August 22, 1971, eight anti-Vietnam War protestors went up a ladder outside the federal building in Camden, New Jersey and broke into the offices of the local draft board. For two hours they shredded Selective Service records before they were surprised by FBI agents. Twenty coconspirators were also soon arrested and in 1973 the "Camden 28," each facing sentences of 47 years on 7 felony counts, went on trial. Explored is how and why these individuals, including four Catholic priests and a Protestant minister, intentionally placed themselves at risk of arrest and imprisonment while protesting the war in Vietnam. The activists claimed that their civil disobedience was meant to call attention to their belief that killing--even in war--was morally indefensible. From 1967 to 1971, similar break-ins had occurred at numerous draft boards throughout the country, but the 63-day trial of the Camden 28, which received national media attention, was the only one which saw the defendants acquitted.
Director
Anthony Giacchino
Crew
John Bosch
Sean Conte
Will Cox
David Dougherty
David Dougherty
Sean Dougherty
Michael S Foley
Anthony Giacchino
Anthony Giacchino
Anthony Giacchino
Michael Giacchino
Pelin Levend
Frederic Menou
Brandon Park
Chad Seiter
Chris West
Rodney Wittenberg
Dan Woolsey
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video September 18, 2007
Released in United States Summer July 27, 2007
Feature directorial debut for Anthony Giacchino.
Aired in USA on PBS on September 11, 2007 as part of the "POV" series of documentaries.
Released in United States Summer July 27, 2007 (NY)
Released in United States on Video September 18, 2007
