Disturbing the universe opens with a home movie of two excited young girls addressing the camera. Kunstler was born in new york in 1919, the oldest of three children in a middleclass jewish family that lived on central park west on manhattans upper west side. Disturbing the universe offers a deeply personal view of a largerthanlife figure. Disturbing the universe is an arthouse release now available through microcinema dvd. I have just modified 5 external links on william kunstler. Its a view filtered through a prism of memory and emotion, but one well worth investigating. To order this dvd andor other titles distributed by microcinema, go to.
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The hamptons international film festival runs october 8th through 12th. William kunstler was a famous lawyer who thrived on controversy. A new documentary looks at a man once described as the most hated and most loved lawyer in america. Download the discussion guide for the william kunstler and use it for facilitating. Kunstler was born in new york city on july 7, 1919 to a middleclass. Disturbing the universe, a documentary on the life and legal cases of attorney william kunstler. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Disturbing the universe 2009 dvdrip from rapidshare and megaupload. Disturbing the universe filmmakers emily kunstler and sarah kunstler explore the life of their father, the late radical civil rights lawyer. Daughters remember late father, the infamous civil rights. 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. Disturbing the universe, filmmakers emily and sarah. Founders of off center media, a production company. Disturbing the universe as would like to tell my friends what happens on movie, before anyone rushes to theaters and all.
Disturbing the universe movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. 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 examines the life of this radical attorney from a surprising angle. Disturbing the universe, filmmakers emily kunstler and sarah kunstler explore the life of their father, the late radical civil rights lawyer. Disturbing the universe synopsis the daughters of the late civilrights lawyer and activist recall his controversial career. New documentary examines life, legacy of famed radical attorney. With herman badillo, harry belafonte, clyde bellecourt, daniel berrigan. Structured as their quest to understand their fathers choices, how he came to his beliefs and. Bareno of the san diego public library, provides a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the upcoming pov documentary william kunstler. Now as a premiere well have william kunstler, yes the. Kunstler s two daughters from his second marriage grew up lionizing a man already. 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.
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Disturbing the universe, prisoners at attica correctional facility seized control of the prison on september 9th, 1971. But this engrossing and provocative documentary is also about a tragic kind of liberal guilt. To get you watching pbs in high definition we need you to sign in to pbs using one of the services below. William kunstler disturbing the universe the terrible myth. How or what prompted the idea for your film and how did it evolve. 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 emily kunstler sarah kunstler sarah kunstler 2009 the daughters of the late civilrights lawyer and activist recall his controversial career. 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.
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Kunstlers two daughters from his second marriage grew up lionizing a man already famous for his. Feb 22, 2010 to answer this question emily and sarah kunstler traced the life of their father in the documentary disturbing the universe. Back in the 60s kunstler spoke out on behalf of lenny bruce, malcolm x andthe black panthers. Disturbing the universe 2009 starring william kunstler and harry belafonte on dvd and bluray. Bareno of the san diego public library, provides a range of perspectives on the issues. In the 1960s and 70s, william kunstler fought for civil rights with martin luther king jr. Sarah and emily try to sort through this relationship in william kunstler. Disturbing the universe movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on.
Disturbing the universe will premiere theatrically in november in select cities. Disturbing the universe, filmmakers emily kunstler and sarah kunstler explore the life of their father, the late radical civil rights. Width in pixels px height in pixels px copied to your clipboard unable to copy. Nov 12, 2009 a new documentary looks at a man once described as the most hated and most loved lawyer in america. Disturbing the universe is indeed about the radicalleftist attorney. Disturbing the universe, kunstlers daughters by his second marriage, emily and sarah, actually manage to add perspective to the life of this infamous lawyer. 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.
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