Up Against the Wall, Ms. America (Newsreel #22)
Up Against the Wall, Ms. America (Newsreel #22) is one of the most talked-about Documentary movies released in 1968, attracting audiences with its cinematic storytelling and memorable performances.
"Here she comes…" At the 1968 Miss America pageant, demonstrators introduced a sheep as the appropriate winner. This entertaining short film shows how Women's Liberation activists used guerrilla theater to raise awareness of what Miss America really represents. The film was widely screened by the second wave women's movement and is a vivid document of the movement's activists in action.
