Palm Beach County Premiere
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In spring 1967, in Palo Alto, California, high school history teacher Ron Jones conducted a social experiment in fascism with his class of 10th-grade 15-year-olds, to sample the experience of the attraction and rise of the Nazis in Germany before World War II. In a matter of days the experiment began to spin out of control, as those attracted to the movement became aggressive zealots and the rigid rules invited confusion and chaos. This story has attracted considerable attention over the years through films, books, plays and musicals, and verges on urban legend. It serves as a teaching tool, to facilitate discussion of those uncomfortable topics of history, human nature, psychology, charismatic leaders, group behavior, intolerance and hate.
Now, some 50 years later, Jones, his wife, and original pupils reunite to share their troubling memories and reflect on the trauma and regret that haunt them still.
- Year2020
- Runtime53 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States, Germany, Denmark
- PremierePalm Beach County
- DirectorEmanuel Rotstein
- ProducerEmanuel Rotstein
- Co-ProducerMark Hancock
- CastRon Jones, Deanna Jones, Debbie Berry
- CinematographerAlexander Vexler
Palm Beach County Premiere
Shown with Space Torah
In spring 1967, in Palo Alto, California, high school history teacher Ron Jones conducted a social experiment in fascism with his class of 10th-grade 15-year-olds, to sample the experience of the attraction and rise of the Nazis in Germany before World War II. In a matter of days the experiment began to spin out of control, as those attracted to the movement became aggressive zealots and the rigid rules invited confusion and chaos. This story has attracted considerable attention over the years through films, books, plays and musicals, and verges on urban legend. It serves as a teaching tool, to facilitate discussion of those uncomfortable topics of history, human nature, psychology, charismatic leaders, group behavior, intolerance and hate.
Now, some 50 years later, Jones, his wife, and original pupils reunite to share their troubling memories and reflect on the trauma and regret that haunt them still.
- Year2020
- Runtime53 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States, Germany, Denmark
- PremierePalm Beach County
- DirectorEmanuel Rotstein
- ProducerEmanuel Rotstein
- Co-ProducerMark Hancock
- CastRon Jones, Deanna Jones, Debbie Berry
- CinematographerAlexander Vexler