Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair

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Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair (2004)

Directed by Steve Gebhardt

“A compelling documentary with appearances by John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Allen Ginsberg, MC-5 and many more.”

Documentary · 1h 26m

John Sinclair first emerged out of his small-town Michigan background to forge a legendary course through the 1960s as a cultural activist, manager of the MC5, and Chairman of the White Panther Party. An early victim of the War on Drugs who faced 20 years to life in prison for giving two joints to an undercover policewoman, Sinclair served 29 months of a 9-1/2-to-10-year sentence before his legal victory on appeal changed the law for good. The long campaign waged by Sinclair culminated in a massive John Sinclair Freedom Rally headlined by John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Stevie Wonder, Bob Seger, Phil Ochs, Allen Ginsberg and Bobby Seale that resulted in Sinclair's release from prison on December 13, 1971-just three days after the event (Clint Weiler)

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Cast

F
Frank Bach Self
G
George Frayne Self (archive footage) Allen Ginsberg Self (archive footage)
S
Sherry Higgins Self
R
Rosalind Kass Self
K
Ken Kelley Self Wayne Kramer Self John Lennon Self (archive footage)
B
Bill Lynn Self Cyril Neville Self Yoko Ono Self (archive footage)
G
Genie Parker Self

Crew

Director
Steve Gebhardt
Editor
Tom Hayes
Producer
Steve Gebhardt

Details

Release date
2004-06-19
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Countries
United States of America
Production
Big Chief Productions, Music Video Distributors