The Sixth Face of the Pentagon

The Zen proverb states: "When it seems that the five faces of the Pentagon are impenetrable, attack through the sixth." On October 21, 1967, over 100,000 predominantly young people set out on a march targeting the symbol of the American military-political establishment, from students to black activists to hippies. Red, rainbow, and Vietcong flags were flying in the heart of the USA, which was previously unimaginable. And during the radicalized pro-communist time, the master of the documentary, Marker, left us evidence of a moment when it seemed that not only people in the USA were beginning to awaken, but also that the emerging generation was starting to change in the midst of the struggle against police batons and the main army. Change with a capital C. It seemed that the otherwise chimerical slogan from the beginning would possibly come true in the foreseeable future. Unfortunately, we now know that it was truly just a chimera... (20/05/2014)