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The Arrest of the Camden 28 (clip 9 of 9)

Watch archival news footage of the Camden 28 defendants being arrested in 1971.

Protesting Against the Draft (Clip 8 of 9)

A historian tracks the evolution of resistance against the draft.

The Harrisburg 7 and the Media Raid (Clip 7 of 9)

A historian explains the significance of two events related to the FBI actions against the Camden 28.

Amicus Brief (Clip 6 of 9)

Camden 28 defense lawyer David Kairys talks about how the introduction of an affidavit into the case shaped the charge of the jury.

The Legal Case Against the Camden 28 (Clip 5 of 9)

A member of the team that prosecuted the Camden 29 reads from the lead prosecutor's closing statement at the trial.

Reunion: Closing Statement Part 2 (Clip 4 of 9)

Members of the Camden 28 thank historian Howard Zinn for his writing and his testimony at their 2002 reunion.

Reunion: Closing Statement Part 1 (Clip 3 of 9)

In their closing statements at the 2002 reunion, members of the Camden 2008 talk about making decisions according to higher laws.

Reunion: What Happened at the Draft Board? (Clip 2 of 9)

An FBI agent and Father Michael Doyle offer contradictory accounts of the arrest of the Camden 28 at the draft board.

Reunion: Bob Hardy and Mike Giocondo (Clip 1 of 9)

Two former friends, one of whom acted an informant for the FBI and betrayed the other, are reunited in an emotional scene.

  • Updated on November 6, 2009

Filmmaker

Anthony Giacchino

Anthony Giacchino

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I wanted to tell the story of the Camden 28, but I also wanted to raise questions about government deception and reasons for going to war.”

— Anthony Giacchino

Critical Acclaim

The unspoken parallels between Iraq and Vietnam and the antiwar movements then and now are illustrated by The Camden 28, a poignant documentary recalling the all-but-forgotten trial of 28 Vietnam War opponents, mostly members of the Catholic Left...”

— Stephen Holden,
The New York Times

One of the crème de la crème of American documentaries that earn a place on PBS's POV... It's a strikingly human story about conscience and activism.”

— Jonathan Storm,
The Philadelphia Inquirer

The film evokes an era when the Church led the fight for social justice instead of against it.”

— David Edelstein,
New York Magazine

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