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Hard Hat Riot

IFC Center

This film tells the story of the 1970 "Hard Hat Riot" in lower Manhattan, where construction workers clashed with anti-Vietnam War student demonstrators. It explores how this event in a struggling metropolis, under a flailing president, led to a violent divergence in the nation, reshaping American politics and foreshadowing future cultural landscapes.