That strange summer / Sandbox Films ; director & producer, Geri Alumit Zeldes, Ph.D.

"In 1975 two Filipina nurses were charged with injecting patients with poison in the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI. The trial confronted political and racial tensions, polarizing groups along ethnic and gender lines. Through interviews, archival footage and photos, and FBI docum...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Sandbox Films
Michigan State University. School of Journalism (Publisher)
Other Authors: Zeldes, Geri Alumit (Film director, Film producer)
Firth, Alyssa (Cinematographer)
Language:English
Published: [East Lansing, Mich.] : [Michigan State University, School of Journalism], [2016]
Subjects:
Narciso, Filipina Bobadilla, > 1946-
Perez, Leonora, > 1944-
Veterans Administration Hospital (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Trials (Murder) > Michigan > Ann Arbor.
Poisoning > Michigan > Ann Arbor.
Nurses > Michigan > Ann Arbor.
Filipino American women > Michigan > Ann Arbor.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Local Note:
MSU Stanley C. and Selma D. Hollander Faculty Book Collection.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"In 1975 two Filipina nurses were charged with injecting patients with poison in the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI. The trial confronted political and racial tensions, polarizing groups along ethnic and gender lines. Through interviews, archival footage and photos, and FBI documents, this film reconstructs the investigation, trial and the movement to prove the nurses' innocence"--Container.
Note:Documentary film originally produced in 2015.
Call Number:HV6555.U62 M533 2016 VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, Alyssa Firth ; editor, Steven VanMaele ; music, Bill Withem.
System Details:DVD, NTSC format.
Participant or Performer:
Gene Ward, Kirk Cheyfitz, Greg Stejskal, Sue McCrery, Michael McLeod, Jim Graham, Mary Bresnahan.