Utitlising humour, fantasy, animation, poetry and theatrics, Hochman and her crew challenge the male establishment for ignoring the first meeting of the National Women's Political Caucus and Shirley Chisholm's bid for US vice-president.
American Revolution 2 begins with footage of the political demonstrations at the 1968 Democratic Convention and the forceful reaction of the Chicago Police Department and the National Guard. Investigating the lack of an African American presence at the protests, the filmmakers follow members of the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party as they search for common ground with a variety of white activist groups. In one scene, Panther Bobby Lee and members of the Young Patriots, a community of white Appalachian activists living in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, organize to protest police brutality. The seemingly disparate groups find shared social and political objectives that overcome racial differences – police violence, poverty, lack of employment, and poor living conditions. This potential for a cross-racial and interethnic political movement is the movie’s beautiful but unrealized dream.
1960년, 위스콘신주에서의 존 F. 케네디 상원의원과 허버트 H. 험프리 상원의원의 대통령 예비선거 과정을 기록한 이 작품은, 사상 최초로 동시녹음 카메라로 만든작품으로 미국 다이렉트 시네마의 시작을 상징한다. 1960년 로버트 플레허티 상을 수상했다. (2011년 제8회 EBS 국제다큐영화제)
