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A provocative documentary on a life that could easily be described as a moving train.
Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
2004 · 1h 18m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
Deb Ellis
,
Denis Mueller
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Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
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You Can't Be Neutral documents the life and times of the historian, activist and author of the best selling classic "A People's History of the United States". Featuring rare archival materials, interviews with Howard Zinn as well as colleagues and friends including Noam Chomsky, Marian Wright Edelman, Daniel Ellsberg, Tom Hayden and Alice Walker.
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Fresh
Finally, a documentary about one of America's most important academics.
Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Leads us on a journey through some of the major historical events of the 20th century, revealing Zinn to be far more than simply an activist version of Zelig.
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Loaded with fantastic old footage and photographs of the Vietnam War, of the American civil rights movement and of Zinn's own family.
Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly
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A thinker and an educator, Zinn has led a life of commitment and compassion, and the film offers a loving tribute.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
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