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US (1970)

US (1970)

Documentary

HIPPIE ERA DRUG ADDICTION & ABUSE EDUCATIONAL FILM

Release Date: 1970, January 23
Directors: Kris Paterson
Production: Churchill Films

Overview:

This experimental 1970 color documentary film, ostensibly designed to provoke classroom discussion employs a boldly unconventional approach to addressing the issues of drug addiction, featuring the music of Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. The film eschews narration for montage effects and extended fly-on-the-wall scenes of various drug users in conversation.

Keywords:

drugs drug abuse marijuana heroin peer pressure teenage rebellion educational drug scene