Painter's Painting
A collage of interviews with the luminaries of the New York art scene, many of whom were de Antonio’s close friends. The film highlights de Antonio’s commitments to modernist art; it is also perhaps the best film about paintings ever made. 200 minutes.
Underground
Portrays the life of the Weather Underground Organization, which was near the top of the FBI’s Most Wanted list in the 1970s. The film juxtaposes interviews with the Underground collective with footage of the radical political movements of the time. 92 minutes.
That's Where the Action Is
Originally broadcast on the BBC as “Running to Win,” this film deals with John Lindsay and his bid in the 1965 New York mayoral race. The film weaves together interviews with the voters and candidates with verite footage of campaign activity in a witty critique of the electoral system. 50 minutes.
Point Of Order
The great demagogue, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, at bay before the establishment. Lawyer Welch: "Have you at long last, sir, no sense of decency?". Silence and the end of a meteoric career. 97 minutes.
Rush To Judgment
Mark Lane and de Antonio, for the first time, create a vivid, frank legal brief which asks the still unanswered question: who killed John F. Kennedy?
Detailed passionate ending. 110 minutes.
America Is Hard To See
Eugene McCarthy's 1968 Campaign for the presidency. The making of a political alliance against an unpopular war and President. The failure at Chicago. Decisive on the working of Democratic politics from college town to convention. 101 minutes.
In The Year Of The Pig
From French colonialism and rickshaws to the Vietnamese victory at Dien Bien Phu. And then, the origins and nature of the U.S. commitment from the end of WWII through the offensive of 1968. History, death, battle, ideas as only film can do it, a conspicuous example. 101 minutes.

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Millhouse: A White Comedy
A biography in irony, the career and successes of Mr. Nixon from 1946 through "Six Crises" to the days of Kent State. Made before Watergate, the film was placed on the 'enemies list'. 93 minutes.
In The King Of Prussia
Starring Martin Sheen and The Ploughshares 8 in the trial and conviction of peace activists who performed the first act of disarmament since World War II. Not docudrama, but the illusion and reality of the Ploughshares 8 playing themselves and 50 actors playing the court. Music by Jackson Browne. 92 minutes.
Mr. Hoover And I
Pursued by the FBI since a child, de Antonio reflects on his life as a radical filmmaker documenting art and politics during the cold war years. 90 minutes.