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For Life, Against the War

For Life, Against the War

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 30, 1967

Runtime

2h 30m

User Score

60%

Original Title

For Life, Against the War

Director

Preston

Description

First shown on January 30, 1967, FOR LIFE AGAINST THE WAR was an open-call, collective statement from American independent filmmakers disparate in style and sensibility but united by their opposition to the Vietnam War. Part of the protest festival Week of the Angry Arts, the epic compilation film incorporated minute-long segments which were sent from many corners of the country, spliced together and projected. The original presentation of the works was more of an open forum with no curation or selection, and in 2000 Anthology Film Archives preserved a print featuring around 40 films from over 60 submissions.