SHOWTIME Will Premiere Model New Documentary ‘ATTICA’ On Saturday, November sixth – CBS Pittsburgh

(CBS) – On Saturday, November sixth beginning at 9PM ET, SHOWTIME will air a brand-new documentary referred to as ATTICA, a  feature-length movie from acclaimed Emmy-winning documentarian Stanley Nelson. ATTICA particulars the five-day jail insurrection that transpired within the fall of 1971 in upstate New York and nonetheless stands as the most important and deadliest the nation has ever witnessed. 

Greater than a easy recounting of the 5 days of insurrection, ATTICA will even provide a broader understanding of the Attica tragedy within the crosscurrents of politics, race, energy and punishment throughout the early Seventies. Via professional voices and archival pictures of city and suburban life, the movie explores the tensions between a younger, radicalized inhabitants of largely Black and Latino inmates, and correctional officers from a predominately white firm city, the place the Attica jail was the first employer for generations of households. ATTICA examines inmates’ calls for for recognition of their humanity on the end result of a second the place racial justice activists embraced prisoner rights as an extension of their combat for civil rights. Dr. Heather Ann Thompson, the Pulitzer Prize and Bancroft Prize-winning writer of Blood within the Water: The Attica Jail Rebellion of 1971 and Its Legacy, will function the lead historic guide on the undertaking.

“ATTICA is a movie I’ve been itching to make for a really very long time. It’s a dramatic story, with so many nice voices that haven’t been heard.  The rebellion and its aftermath formed the current in methods I believe shall be shocking to an viewers,” mentioned Nelson. “I’m thrilled to be partnering with SHOWTIME on this undertaking.”

Tune into SHOWTIME for ATTICA on Saturday, November sixth at 9PM ET. Test your native listings for extra info.