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’63 Boycott

In 1963, 250,000 students boycotted the Chicago Public Schools to protest racial segregation. '63 Boycott connects the forgotten story of one of the largest Northern civil rights demonstrations to contemporary issues around race, education, and youth activism.

On October 22, 1963, more than 250,000 students boycotted the Chicago Public Schools to protest racial segregation. Many marched through the city calling for the resignation of School Superintendent Benjamin Willis, who placed trailers, dubbed ‘Willis Wagons,’ on playgrounds and parking lots of overcrowded black schools rather than let them enroll in nearby white schools. Blending unseen 16mm footage of the march shot by Kartemquin founder Gordon Quinn with the participants’ reflections today, ’63 Boycott connects the forgotten story of one of the largest northern civil rights demonstrations to contemporary issues around race, education, school closings, and youth activism.

Filmmakers

Composer

Tom Sivak

Associate Producers

John Fecile
Zak Piper

Camera

Rachel Dickson
Gordon Quinn

Additional Camera

Stan Karter
Mike Shea
Jerry Temaner
Jeff Perlman
Andrew Friend
Location Sound
Dan Auerbach
Carol Brightman
Rachel Dickson
John Fecile

Location Sound

Margaret Byrne
Rachel Dickson
Matt Lauterbach

Additional Editor

Hillary Bachelder
John Fecile
Ryan Gleeson

Assistant Editor

Rachel Dickson

Post Production Supervisor

Jim Morrissette

Technical Supervisor

Connor O'Keefe
Evan Staley

Motion Graphics

Noisefloor

Sound Mix

Carlos Cova
Jim Morrissette

Color Correction

Mimi Wilcox

Poster Design

Bill Healy
Art Shay

Poster photography

Noisefloor

Post Production Sound Services

Cory Coken

Re-Recording Mixer

Bryen Hensley

Dialogue Editor

Victoria Salazar

Sound Editor

Lane Beckstrom
Devin Delaney

Additional Music

Emily Hart

Music Licensing

Katie Waters

Post Sound Facility Coordinator

Teresa White
Latesha Dickerson

Impact Coordinators

Media

Awards and Distinctions

14th Montreal International Black Film Festival

Official Selection

Honorary Mention - Best Mid-Length Documentary

2018

Adrian Film Festival

Official Selection

2018

Bermuda International Film Festival

Official Selection

2018

Black International Cinema Berlin

Official Selection

2018

Langston Hughes Film Festival

Official Selection

2018

Chicago International Film Festival

Official Selection

World Premiere

2017

Virginia International Film Festival

Official Selection

2017