Target : St. Louis ; Target : Philadelphia / Indiepix Films presents a Western Independent production in association with And Media ; 2 films by Sean Slater ; produced by Sean Slater, R. Akbar, Joseph Ruzer ; directed by Sean Slater.
Edition:
2 DVD set. Widescreen.
Publisher:
Indiepix Films,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
2 videodiscs (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Wide screen. Title from container. Target: St. Louis originally released in 2018; Target: Philadelphia originally released as a documentary film in 2019. "Exploring systemic racism in the US"--Container. Interview subjects: Dr. Lisa Martino-Taylor, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dick Gregory, James Baldwin, Omali Yeshitela, Mike Africa, Jr., Jannie Blackwell, Dr. Carol Anderson, Dr. Will Guzman, and Summer Hill Seven as the voice of John Africa.
Summary:
Target: St. Louis: Post Hiroshima, the United States Army, eager for new ways to weaponize atomic power, engaged in a series of classified open-air studies designed to test the effects of aerosol radiation in a metropolitan setting. At first the tests were described as defensive, the latest strategy against the threat of Russian bombers. But as later declassified documents suggest, the goal of the testing (performed primarily in low-income and African-American neighborhoods of North St. Louis), was to develop offensive capabilities which could match the climate and terrain of downtown Moscow. Consequently, generations of St. Louis inhabitants were unwitting participants in a government testing program which, like the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Project, was facilitated by the U.S. Department of Public Health. Target: St. Louis investigates the historical catalyst for these events, the survivors' quest for answers and the subsequent Federal legislation requiring informed consent by human subjects. Target: Philadelphia: In 1985, Philadelphia police bombed a residential building to end a days-long standoff with Black militant group MOVE, setting a new standard for institutionalized violence and the dehumanization of Black bodies. The film explores the rise of police militarization within the contexts of Black nationalism and the systemic disenfranchisement that incubates movements like Black Lives Matter.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.