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The Boys in Red Hats

The Boys in Red Hats

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 16, 2021

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

The Boys in Red Hats

Production Companies

Shark Dog Films, Deskpop Entertainment

Director

Jonathan Schroder

Description

On January 18, 2019, 17-year old Nick Sandmann, a student at the affluent Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky, was internationally villainized on social media and in the 24-hour news cycle as he and his classmates appeared to confront Native American elder Nathan Phillips on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. during a March for Life rally. Video clips of the interaction went viral overnight and Sandmann and his classmates faced worldwide outrage as the entire Covington Catholic community became the center of uncomfortable conversations about racism, privilege and politics.