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Synopsis. Amidst a backdrop of Nixon-era America, marked by riots, protests, and the war in Vietnam, young journalist Hunter S. Thompson visits the 1968 Democratic National Convention and experiences firsthand the brutality of the Chicago Police Department against protestors, "radicalizing" his political outlook against authoritative uses of force.
Nov 2, 2020 · The story of Thompson’s singular campaign for office is the subject of the fascinating new documentary Freak Power: The Ballot or The Bomb.Stitched together from recently unearthed campaign ...
Mar 4, 2021 · No, I mean Hunter Thompson, the prescient political thinker who transformed a community with a radical campaign.”. Freak Power. Through Aug. 15, Poster House, 119 W. 23rd Street. 917-722-2439 ...
Oct 23, 2020 · Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb: Directed by Ajax Phillips, Daniel Joseph Watkins. With Hunter S. Thompson, Ed Bastian, Bob Braudis, Joe DiSalvo. Inspired by Daniel J. Watkin's book "Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson's Campaign for Sheriff" - Aspen 1970.
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- Documentary, Biography
- Ajax Phillips, Daniel Joseph Watkins
- 2020-10-23
Freak Power The Revolutionary New Documentary Film On Hunter S. Thompson’s Campaign For Sheriff “It’s time in this country for somebody to run on some kind of realistic program rather than to get into this hypocritical gibberish that has characterized politics in this country for I don’t know how long and still does in most parts of it.”
Oct 23, 2020 · Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb is a great addition to other documentaries out and the focus on his run for sheriff is a period to focus on. The directors of the film did an amazing job ...
- Daniel Joseph Watkins
- Documentary
- Hunter S. Thompson
Freak Power America has never needed inspiring and honest political voices more than it does right now and that’s why journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s irreverent and imaginative campaign for sheriff is still as electrifying today as it was in 1970.
