Seabrook 1977

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Seabrook 1977
Genre
Documentary
Directed by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
  • Robbie Leppzer
  • Phyllis Joffe
EditorRobbie Leppzer
Running time80 minutes
Production companyVideo NewsReal
Original release
ReleaseNovember 15, 1978 (1978-11-15)
Protesters at Seabrook

Seabrook 1977 is a 1978 American

National Guard armories for two weeks.[1][2]

The documentary features interviews with anti-nuclear activists, as well as local residents, police and National Guard officers, and then-governor of New Hampshire Meldrim Thomson Jr.[1][3] It premiered on the Center for Community Access Television (CCATV) cable television Channel 3 in Amherst, Massachusetts, on November 18, 1978,[4] and was broadcast on PBS on March 20, 1979.[5]

Reception

Rob Wilson Okun, one of the demonstrators arrested during the protests, wrote a review of the film for the Valley Advocate Amherst in which he commended the film's presentation of the protesters, and called it "a powerful document which should stand up well over the years. Gil Scott-Heron to the contrary, the revolution is being televised."[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Seabrook 1977". Turning Tide Productions. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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  3. ^ Davis, Richie (June 24, 2017). "Seabrook remembered by those who were there". The Recorder. Greenfield, Massachusetts. p. B1. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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