Phil Ochs
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Biography: Philip David Ochs (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American songwriter and protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer). Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, political activism, often alliterative lyrics, and distinctive voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and 1970s and released eight albums.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: El Paso, Texas, USA
Birthday: December 19, 1940
Deathday: April 09, 1976
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Gender: Male
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The Day the Music Died
Overview: This documentary film is mostly about the New York Pop Festival, which began on July 17, 1970 at Randall's Island, NY, and lasted for three days
Genres: Music Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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Wondering About Things
Overview: Laymen as well as celebrities in the sciences and creative arts give their views and values regarding their creative efforts and technological society. Their answers add up to the view that science is an indispensable part of mankind's hope for the future. Interviewees include Haskell Wexler, Joan Baez, Ann Halprin, Benny Bufano, Art Hoppe, Zubin Mehta, Phil Ochs, George Pimentel, Ben Maddow.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Overview: Explores the music scene in Greenwich Village, New York in the '60s and early '70s. The film highlights some of the finest singer/songwriters of the day.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-18
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Last Summer Won't Happen
Overview: A critical yet sympathetic examination of the anti-war movement in New York City, shot in 1968, one year after the Summer of Love. The film traces the development group of activists on the Lower East Side. We see their growth from isolated, alienated individuals to a politically empowered community. Filmed between the protests at the Pentagon and the demonstrations at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, it includes portraits of Abbie Hoffman, editor Paul Krassner, folksinger Phil Ochs and anarchist Tom "Osha" Neumann.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-09-01
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Chords of Fame
Overview: Documentary about the life of folk singer Phil Ochs.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-02-16
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Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
Overview: From civil rights to the anti-war movement to the struggles of workers, folksinger Phil Ochs wrote topical songs that engaged his audiences in the issues of the 1960s and 70s. In this biographical documentary, veteran director Kenneth Bowser shows how Phil's music and his fascinating life story and eventual decline into depression and suicide were intertwined with the history-making events that defined a generation. Even as his contemporaries moved into folk-rock and pop music, Phil followed his own vision, challenging himself and his listeners. Not one to pull punches, Ochs never achieved the commercial success he desperately desired. But his music remains relevant, reaching new audiences in a generation that finds his themes all too familiar.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-05
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Berkeley in the Sixties
Overview: A documentary about militant student political activity at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1960s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-23
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Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Overview: Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-11
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Renaldo and Clara
Overview: Filmed in the autumn of 1975 prior to and during Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour – featuring appearances and performances by Ronee Blakley, T-Bone Burnett, Jack Elliott, Allen Ginsberg, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Hawkins, Roger McGuinn, Joni Mitchell, Mick Ronson, Arlen Roth, Phil Ochs, Sam Shepard, and Harry Dean Stanton – the film incorporates three distinct film genres: concert footage, documentary interviews, and dramatic fictional vignettes reflective of Dylan's song lyrics and life.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-25
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The Creative Person: The Folksinger
Overview: Three of the top folksinger-composers - Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs, and Buffy Sainte-Marie - are featured here. These are the new "city" folksingers whose songs are strictly topical, commenting on the political and social issues of the day. Pete Seeger, an earlier singer in a similar tradition, talks about what the younger singer-composers are attempting to do and about their forerunners, such as Woody Guthrie and Aunt Molly Jackson.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-07-25
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Generations Apart: A Question of Values
Overview: A study of the generation gap, this program contains questions on the types of social change and societal restraints the participants would welcome or reject. In addition, participants were asked about their views of their parents' values as well as their own, and which political events had affected their life and values. Other questions covered abortion, sexual relations, civil disobedience, criticism of American society, drugs, career goals, the draft, and tactics to be used in social change.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-05-20
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Conventions: The Land Around Us
Overview: A documentary film essay about sociological forces at play surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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