Greensboro: Closer to the Truth (2007)

Synopsis of Greensboro: Closer to the Truth

Adam Zucker's documentary Greensboro: Closer to the Truth revisits the ugly, harrowing sequence of events that transpired in Greensboro, North Carolina, on November 3, 1979. As the Communist Workers Party gathered to protest the existence of the KKK (nonviolently), several carloads of Klan members rolled in, brandishing shotguns and automatic weapons, and firing indiscriminately into the crowd. Many were wounded, five murdered. The press dubbed it 'The Greensboro Massacre.' In Closer, Zucker visits survivors of the tragedy on both sides to observe the courses taken by their individual lives between 1979 and 2004. The filmmaker also documents the convergence of the first 'Truth and Reconciliation Commission,' a group formed to unearth the details surrounding this tragedy. Its ultimate goal: to foster reconciliation and harmony between the two sides by bringing the participants face to face with the reality of their pasts. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Director(s):

Adam Zucker

Producer(s):

Adam Zucker

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