On this edition of Your Call’s media roundtable, award winning filmmaker Glenn Silber discusses “The War at Home,” his Oscar nominated documentary that chronicles the University of Wisconsin’s anti-war movement from 1963 to 1973.
We'll also get an update on the plight of the more than 7,000 refugees from Central America who are fleeing poverty and violence.
Guests:
Glenn Silber, award winning filmmaker, broadcast journalist, and co-director of "https://youtu.be/a9ZhCZogKsk">War at Home"
Sandra Cuffe, freelance journalist based in Central America, where she covers environmental, indigenous, and human rights issues in Central America
Web Resources:
Danny’s Paper: Danny Peary Talks to ‘The War at Home’ Co-Director Glenn Silber
SF Chronicle: Influential 1979 documentary ‘The War at Home’ restored, back in theaters
Aljazeera: Honduran caravan met with outpouring of support in Guatemala
Esquire: The Media Is Failing on The Caravan, Just Like It Failed on The Emails and The Great Ebola Panic
The Washington Post: How a six-year-old photo of a bleeding policeman is being used to stoke fears about the migrant caravan
Landmark Theaters: The War At Home screenings in San Francisco and Berkeley