Last Summer Won't Happen

Last Summer Won't Happen

60 mins | Documentary | Sept. 1, 1968

A critical yet sympathetic examination of the anti-war movement in New York City, shot in 1968, one year after the Summer of Love. The film traces the development group of activists on the Lower East Side. We see their growth from isolated, alienated individuals to a politically empowered community. Filmed between the protests at the Pentagon and the demonstrations at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, it includes portraits of Abbie Hoffman, editor Paul Krassner, folksinger Phil Ochs and anarchist Tom "Osha" Neumann.

Last Summer Won't Happen

60 mins | Documentary | Sept. 1, 1968

Last Summer Won't Happen
A critical yet sympathetic examination of the anti-war movement in New York City, shot in 1968, one year after the Summer of Love. The film traces the development group of activists on the Lower East Side. We see their growth from isolated, alienated individuals to a politically empowered community. Filmed between the protests at the Pentagon and the demonstrations at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, it includes portraits of Abbie Hoffman, editor Paul Krassner, folksinger Phil Ochs and anarchist Tom "Osha" Neumann.
Producers
Original title Last Summer Won't Happen
Directors Peter Gessner, Tom Hurwitz
Writers

Cast

Abbie Hoffman

as Himself

Paul Krassner

as Himself

Tom Osha Neumann

as Himself

Phil Ochs

as Himself