Leo Hurwitz Movies
- 1932
National Hunger March 1931
National Hunger March 193101932HD
A document of the 1931 national hunger march on Washington produced by the Workers Film and Photo League.
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- 1952
Emergency Ward
Emergency Ward01952HD
Shot in Manhattan’s St. Vincent Hospital, creating what would be the antecedent of the direct cinema (or cinema verité) movement of the...
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- 1964
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy01964HD
In 1964, National Educational Television decided to make a program as a memorial to President Kennedy. Since he had been assassinated just a year...
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- 1932
Bonus March 1932
Bonus March 193201932HD
Bonus March shows unemployed WWI veterans marching on Washington, D.C., demanding their bonus money, and being forcefully evicted.
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- 1932
Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre
Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre01932HD
The only known film record of the mass march and meeting held in Detroit on Feb. 4, 1932, against hunger and unemployment. Also shows the dramatic...
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- 1933
Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932
Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 193201933HD
A document of the 1932 national hunger march on Washington produced by the Workers Film and Photo League.
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- 1961
Here at the Water's Edge
Here at the Water's Edge01961HD
Leo Hurwitz’s film, Here At The Water’s Edge, features the 1960 New York City’s waterfront. Made with photographer Charles Pratt,...
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