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REALITY BITES - SHORT DOCUMENTARIES
A program of engaging, real-life narratives in short bite-sized pieces, REALITY BITES presents the year’s very best documentary shorts. From cinema verité to essay films, to hilarious encounters with fascinating subjects to buried films and burlesque legends. At a time when truth is so often stranger than fiction, these films are not to be missed.
In 1929, a bank manager in Dawson City, Yukon Territory buried hundreds of silent film reels in a defunct swimming pool, in an effort to dispose of them safely. Forty-nine years later, in 1978, the reels were uncovered. Four extremely rare newsreels from 1917 and 1920, are used in this film to reveal how race has historically been used as a tool in the USA to divide people for the commercial or political gain of those in power. Including the extremely rare, and heretofore believed to be lost footage of the siege of the Lexington, Kentucky courthouse in 1920.
- Year2020
- Runtime12:00
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- DirectorBill Morrison
If you have a SUFF All-Access Festival Pass or a 4 or 10 Film Pass, make sure you're logged into your account to watch this film. If you do not have a Pass, a separate ticket to watch this film can be purchased at the listed price. (Please remember, once you start watching you have 48 hours to finish watching each session.)
REALITY BITES - SHORT DOCUMENTARIES
A program of engaging, real-life narratives in short bite-sized pieces, REALITY BITES presents the year’s very best documentary shorts. From cinema verité to essay films, to hilarious encounters with fascinating subjects to buried films and burlesque legends. At a time when truth is so often stranger than fiction, these films are not to be missed.
In 1929, a bank manager in Dawson City, Yukon Territory buried hundreds of silent film reels in a defunct swimming pool, in an effort to dispose of them safely. Forty-nine years later, in 1978, the reels were uncovered. Four extremely rare newsreels from 1917 and 1920, are used in this film to reveal how race has historically been used as a tool in the USA to divide people for the commercial or political gain of those in power. Including the extremely rare, and heretofore believed to be lost footage of the siege of the Lexington, Kentucky courthouse in 1920.
- Year2020
- Runtime12:00
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- DirectorBill Morrison
