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Its very, very hard to look bill kunstlers daughter in the eye and to say i thought he was a hypocrite. The national mood of political unrest and protest filtered into the united states prison system. Kunstlers life and career from his military service during wwii to his early years practicing law in westchester county to his transformation into a leading civil rights figure and his eventual career as a criminal defense attorney in nyc. May 26, 2010 this is a fascinating, engaging, and balanced portrait of the civil rights attorney william kunstler. Today is the 39th anniversary of the start of the attica prison riots.
Kunstler s life and career from his military service during wwii to his early years practicing law in westchester county to his transformation into a. The firstperson approach to documentary narration is often more distracting than useful, but emily and sarah kunstlers decision to be the voices for their documentary william kunstler. You can watch the entire film at the point of view website, click here. Get an ad free experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. During the second half of the 20th century, william kunstler was one of the most.
His career as a radical lawyer spanned decades, movements and. Kunstler s life and career from his military service during wwii to his early years practicing law in westchester county to his transformation into a leading civil rights figure and his eventual career as a criminal defense attorney in nyc. Bareno of the san diego public library, provides a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the upcoming pov documentary william kunstler. Filmmakers emily and sarah kunstler on william kunstler. Disturbing the universe a film by emily kunstler and sarah kunstler this multimedia resource list, compiled by paul a.
Kunstler was born in new york city on july 7, 1919 to a middleclass. Disturbing the universe by american documentary, inc. William kunstler represented russell means and dennis banks of the american indian movement in the wounded knee trial. Other than a few tasty tidbits, like the fact that he wrote joseph mccarthys will while still a young family. In the 1960s and 70s, william kunstler fought for civil rights with martin luther king jr. Its a view filtered through a prism of memory and emotion, but one well worth investigating. Disturbing the universe, radical attorney william kunstler talks about what he sees as the terrible myth of organized society and the justice system, which. Disturbing the universe, prisoners at attica correctional facility seized control of the prison on september 9th, 1971. They wrote and directed disturbing the universe, and in it wrestle with their fathers incendiary taste in clients.
Disturbing the universe, if you do have a speedy internet connection and enough space on hard disk. Emily and sarah are the children in the second family kunstler started, with the civil rights lawyer margaret ratner in the mid1970s, after his years as a notorious champion of blacks, radicals, vietnam veterans. Disturbing the universe synopsis the daughters of the late civilrights lawyer and activist recall his controversial career. With herman badillo, harry belafonte, clyde bellecourt, daniel berrigan. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Disturbing the universe pal region 4 from amazons movies store. One would be hardpressed to identify a more fascinating subject for a documentary than attorney william kunstler 19191995, the lovehimorhatehim, longhaired civil rights crusader at the center of the nonfiction film william kunstler. Rap brown, stokely carmichael, adam clayton powell, jr. This is a fascinating, engaging, and balanced portrait of the civil rights attorney william kunstler.
In addition, pov offers a lending library of dvds and vhs tapes that you can borrow any time during the school year for free. Other than a few tasty tidbits, like the fact that he wrote joseph mccarthys will while still a. Disturbing the universe filmmakers emily kunstler and sarah kunstler explore the life of their father, the late radical civil rights lawyer. William moses kunstler july 7, 1919 september 4, 1995 was an american radical lawyer and civil rights activist, known for his politically unpopular clients. And on september 9, 1971, prisoners at new yorks attica correctional facility seized control of the prison. Disturbing the universe as would like to tell my friends what happens on movie, before anyone rushes to theaters and all. Project description sarah and i wanted to fit dads life into a single unified theory, said emily. His career as a radical lawyer spanned decades, movements and the entire spectrum of public opinion. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
New documentary examines life, legacy of famed radical attorney. The film was directed by kunstlers daughters, emily and sarah. The prisoners took hostages and demanded better living conditions. Radical lawyer william kunstler, filmmakers emily kunstler and sarah kunstler explore their fathers life, from middleclass family man, to movement lawyer, to the most hated lawyer in america. William kunstler, len weinglass, margaret ratner kunstler, tom hayden, daniel berrigan, ron kuby. Disturbing the universe, filmmakers emily kunstler and sarah kunstler explore the life of their father, the late radical civil rights lawyer. Nov, 2009 they wrote and directed disturbing the universe, and in it wrestle with their fathers incendiary taste in clients. Disturbing the universe is structured as his daughters quest to understand his choices, how he came to his beliefs and whether he lost sight of them in the process.
Disturbing the universe is packed with old footage, photographs and current interviews with a large cross section of people, including lawyer alan dershowitz, many of kunstler s critics and. Disturbing the universe by freeman dyson goodreads william kunstler. As written, shot, edited, and directed by two of the subjects daughters, 33yearold. Disturbing the universe 2009 starring william kunstler and harry belafonte on dvd and bluray. The 1960s and 70s most famous, rabblerousing and radical defense attorney is put on the witness stand and crossexamined by two of his daughters in this.
William kunstler was one of the most famous lawyers of the 20th century. Disturbing the universe is packed with old footage, photographs and current interviews with a large cross section of people, including lawyer alan dershowitz, many of kunstlers critics and. To answer this question emily and sarah kunstler traced the life of their father in the documentary disturbing the universe. Disturbing the universe, a documentary on the life and legal cases of attorney. Disturbing the universe filmmakers emily and sarah kunstler investigate their fathers transformation from a middleclass family man into a person of courage who risked everything for his beliefs until his death.
Feb 22, 2010 to answer this question emily and sarah kunstler traced the life of their father in the documentary disturbing the universe. The clips used in this lesson are from the film william kunstler. Disturbing the universe directed by emily kunstler and sarah kunstler off center media, 2009. Born in the 70s to william kunstlers second wife, the. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. In this clip from the documentary william kunstler. The life of the controversial, radical civil rights lawyer william kunstler and his representation of key figures is explored by his two daughters.
Disturbing the universe is a documentary film about the late american civil rights attorney william kunstler directed by daughters emily kunstler and sarah kunstler that premiered at the 25th sundance film festival in january 2009. Kunstler was an active member of the national lawyers guild, a board member of the american civil liberties union aclu and the cofounder of the law center for constitutional rights ccr, the leading gathering place for. Read excerpts from his closing argument in the case, and download a pdf of his complete closing argument. It doesnt even feign impartiality, but this familymade documentary about the famously rabblerousing attorney shines a light on the. Kunstler was an active member of the national lawyers guild, a board member of the american civil liberties union aclu and the cofounder of the law center for constitutional rights. In the 1960s and 70s, kunstler fought for civil rights with martin luther king jr. Kunstler is famous 20th century lawyer who represented several activist groups and individuals including martin luther king jr. Disturbing the universe offers a deeply personal view of a largerthanlife figure. To order this dvd andor other titles distributed by microcinema, go to. Disturbing the universe emily kunstler sarah kunstler sarah kunstler 2009 the daughters of the late civilrights lawyer and activist recall his controversial career.