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First Run Features | Release Date: January 5, 2011
Summary: As our country continues to embroil itself in foreign wars and pins its hopes on a new leader's promise for change, Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune is a timely and relevant tribute to an unlikely American hero. Over the course of a meteoric music career that spanned two turbulent decades, Phil Ochs sought the bright lights of fame and social justice in equal measure - a contradiction that eventually tore him apart. From youthful idealism to rage to pessimism, the arch of Ochs' life paralleled that of the times, and the anger, satire and righteous indignation that drove his music also drove him to dark despair. In this brilliantly constructed film, interview and performance footage of Ochs is illuminated by the ruminations of Joan Baez, Tom Hayden, Pete Seeger, Sean Penn, Peter Yarrow, Christopher Hitchens, Ed Sanders, and others. (First Run Features)

Details

Runtime: 96 min
Genres: Biography, History, Music, Documentary
Country: USA
Language: English
Director Credit
Kenneth Bowser Director
Writer Credit
Kenneth Bowser Writer
Cast Credit
Christopher Hitchens Himself
Joan Baez Herself
Phil Ochs Himself
Tom Hayden Himself
Producer Credit
Kenneth Bowser Producer
Lizzy McGlynn Co-Producer