Chiefs (1968)
- Directed by
- Richard Leacock
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 20 min
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary captures a 1968 police chiefs convention in Hawaii. It shows them watching demonstrations of violent anti-riot weapons, singing patriotic songs, and defending their policies. The perspective is unsympathetic, mixing absurdity with menace.
observationalunsettlingdryly humorousclinicaltenseprovocative
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