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'63 Boycott

Documentary Short

Editor

Director:  Gordon Quinn (Kartemquin Films)

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS:

Shortlist, Best Documentary Short
2019 Academy Awards

Grand Jury Prize, Best Documentary Short
Nashville Film Festival

Audience Award, Best Documentary Short
The Pan African Film + Arts Festival

Best Short Documentary
The Adrian International Film Festival

On October 22, 1963, more than 250,000 students boycotted the Chicago Public Schools to protest racial segregation. Many marched through the city calling for the resignation of School Superintendent Benjamin Willis, who placed trailers, dubbed ‘Willis Wagons,’ on playgrounds and parking lots of overcrowded black schools rather than let them enroll in nearby white schools. Combining unseen archival 16mm footage of the march shot by Kartemquin founder Gordon Quinn with the participants’ reflections today, ’63 Boycott connects the forgotten story of one of the largest northern civil rights demonstrations to contemporary issues around race, education, school closings, and youth activism.

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