69 CR 180

An artist report by Franklin McMahon about the infamous Chicago 8 conspiracy trial of the eight (later just seven) defendants arrested during the protests of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. From 1969-70, McMahon was the courtroom artist for the trial, which lasted 5 months and resulted in almost 500 courtroom drawings by McMahon. This film, or "artist report," features these drawings alongside the voices and comments of McMahon and others involved with the trial.

Credits

Marv Gold (producer); Marv Gold (director); Franklin McMahon (filmmaker); Ron Clasky (editor); Franklin McMahon (animator); Franklin McMahon (narrator)

Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Franklin McMahon Collection
Subjects: Democratic National Convention (1968: Chicago, Ill.); Political Activists; Art; Politics and government; Chicago (Ill.) Police Dept.
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 1,900 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/16309

Sources

  1. Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video