John Douglas

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John Douglas

Born July 13, 1938 · Lake Forest, Illinois, USA

Died January 25, 2022 · aged 83

John Douglas was an American filmmaker, photographer visual artist, and activist born on July 13, 1938 in Lake Forest, Illinois. He attended Harvard University for about year, then Studied art at Boston University while working as a painter. In 1961, he was drafted into the United States Army. He subsequentaly bought a farm in Putney, Vermont. In 1967, he met Robert Kramer and joined the activist …

Known For

Summer '68 (Newsreel #505)Summer '68 (Newsreel #505) · 1969
Summer '68 (Newsreel #505)
10.01969
MovieDocumentary
This documentary provides an in-depth examination of protest activities surrounding the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. It documents draft resistance, the growth of G.I. coffee houses, the development of alternative media and the early days of Newsreel itself. It is particularly useful in its exploration of the problems the movement faced in using mainstream media to broadcast its message. It is also a document of the philosophies, tactics, and problems of the student movement in the crucial year of 1968. It is most useful when background information can also be provided.
Route One/USARoute One/USA · 1989
Route One/USA
7.41989
MovieDocumentary
Route One is the first major U.S. highway. 5000 km along the Atlantic coast, from the Canadian border to the tip of Florida. Doc, a physician who spent many years in Africa, returns to the U.S. and decides to reconnect with his home country by walking the legendary Route One.
The People's WarThe People's War · 1970
The People's War
7.01970
MovieDocumentary
Shot in Vietnam in the summer of 1969, this documentary creates a vivid portrait of the countryside and ways of life during the war.
The Glacier FilmThe Glacier Film · 1971
The Glacier Film
1971
MovieDocumentary
MilestonesMilestones · 1975
Milestones
7.21975
MovieDocumentaryDrama
A portrait of those individuals who sought radical solutions to social problems in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. Cutting back and forth between six major story lines and more than fifty characters. Exploring the lifestyles and attitudes of the American left during the period following the Vietnam War.
The Naked Hitch-hikerThe Naked Hitch-hiker · 2006
The Naked Hitch-hiker
2006
MovieAnimation
Reeling from a marital break-up, a woman hitches a ride with a sympathetic truck driver. Through a blizzard they take an unexpected and momentous journey inside her mind.
Grenada: The Future Coming Towards UsGrenada: The Future Coming Towards Us · 1983
Grenada: The Future Coming Towards Us
1983
MovieDocumentary
Examines the aims and accomplishments of the New Jewel Movement and the reasons for the Fall 1983 U.S. military invasion. The film puts these events in perspective by tracing Grenada's early history, from the annihilation of the indigenous Carib Indians by the European colonial powers which vied for control of the region and then imported African slaves to grow cash crops for European export, to the evolution of modern Grenadian society, including the oppressive regime of Eric Gairy (1974-79).

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