Howard Zinn, The People Speak

Each week, FrenchFlicks selects a French film available on TV5MONDE Cinema on Demand. The streaming service presents an assortment of 30 French language films including recent releases and timeless classics, festival favorites, films and series never before seen on television in the US!

This month features a selection of documentaries, including Howard Zinn, The People Speak, a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans. The film gives voice to those who, by insisting on equality and justice, spoke up for social change throughout U.S. history and also illustrates the relevance of this to today’s society. 

Howard Zinn, The People Speak

“À la fois portrait de l’historien et adaptation de son best-seller Une histoire populaire des États-Unis, ce premier volet d’une trilogie met en lumière une série de révoltes ouvrières oubliées.” – Première

"Ce documentaire à la forme très classique replonge dans un passé non officiel, passionnant car méconnu." - Télérama

Now also available: Cavanna: He Was Charlie, Coup pour Coup, Chomsky & Cie, Le dernier trappeur and much more.