Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

84 mins | Documentary | April 11, 1971

The title of this Canadian documentary may have some relation to Canadian Marshall McLuhan's theories. It combines interview with famous U.S. militants of the '60s, such as Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, with reenactments of their Chicago trials (i.e., the "Chicago Eight," etc.). Other figures of cultural interest from the time, including Alan Ginsberg and Buckminster Fuller, are interviewed or featured. The filmmaker indicates his belief that powerful forces in the U.S. government worked together to suppress American radicals. This view, widely disbelieved at the time, has since been confirmed.

Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

84 mins | Documentary | April 11, 1971

Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
The title of this Canadian documentary may have some relation to Canadian Marshall McLuhan's theories. It combines interview with famous U.S. militants of the '60s, such as Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, with reenactments of their Chicago trials (i.e., the "Chicago Eight," etc.). Other figures of cultural interest from the time, including Alan Ginsberg and Buckminster Fuller, are interviewed or featured. The filmmaker indicates his belief that powerful forces in the U.S. government worked together to suppress American radicals. This view, widely disbelieved at the time, has since been confirmed.
Producers
Original title Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
Directors Morley Markson
Writers Morley Markson

Cast

Don Cox

as Self

Allen Ginsberg

as Self

Fred Hampton

as Self

Abbie Hoffman

as Self

Timothy Leary

as Self

John Lennon

as Self

Jerry Rubin

as Self