1968mm

1968 was a remarkable year: Thousands took to the streets around the world, in the most tumultuous year after WWII. Upheaval erupted everywhere: Europe, East Asia, North and South America. The entire world seemed to burst into flames, sending shock waves around the globe and creating reverberations which are still felt today.

This unique three-part series 1968mm, tells the story of that epic year in a fresh new way: through the stories and home-movies of those who were there.
Decades after this climactic year, we are seeing a recurrence of worldwide upheaval. The revolu- tions of the Arab Spring and the “Occupy” move- ments in North America and Europe carry an echo of 1968. However, unlike today, where move- ments are extensively recorded and instantly communicated around the world through endless streams of personal digital videos, photos, and tweets, 1968 was a time without video, internet, or cell phones.

50 years away, let’s discover 1968 from a new point of view, not through the events that made it into history books, but the unknown stories of people that, just like today with smart- phones, filmed history with their 8mm and S8mm cameras.