The Bombing of Osage Avenue

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The Bombing of Osage Avenue (1986)

Directed by Louis Massiah

Documentary · 58m

Describes the confrontation between Philadelphia Police and members of the MOVE organization on Mother's Day, 1985, which left 11 men, women and children members of MOVE dead and 61 homes destroyed by fire. The events are situated in the history of Blacks in Philadelphia, the MOVE organization, and the Cobbs Creek neighborhood. All this is explored through historical photographs, interviews and footage of the confrontation and its resulting hearings.

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Crew

Director
Louis Massiah
Writer
Toni Cade Bambara

Details

Release date
1986-12-31
Runtime
58m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN