Operation Bootstrap

1968

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Overview

Operation Bootstrap, a non-profit community-based organization, was founded in October 1965, just two months after the Watts rebellion, as a response to a neighborhood in distress. The 1968 documentary captures Bootstrap’s mission of economic development with scenes of women and men training for a range of employment opportunities including how to operate power sewing machines for work in the local garment factory, to the new technologies of the day, the IBM keypunch machines. Especially engaging are the scenes of “sensitivity sessions” hosted by the organization, where black and white Angelenos debate issues of race and racism in 1960s America. The film’s cinéma-vérité style allows for a certain closeness with its subject and allows for a precious time capsule glimpse into this vibrant and struggling community.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies

Educational Communications Inc.

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Release Date	January 1, 1968
Status	Released
Language	EN

Cast

Robert Hall

Himself

Key Crew

Charles Carey

Director

Altina Carey

Director

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