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Anthony Giacchino Camden 28 [Motion Picture] Collection, 1970-2004
Collection: DG 235
Contact Information
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399
U.S.A.
Telephone: (610) 328-8557 (Curator)
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Email: wchmiel1@swarthmore.edu (Curator)
URL: http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/
Descriptive Summary
Repository
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Creator
Giacchino, Anthony (1969- )
Title
Anthony Giacchino Camden 28 [Motion Picture] Collection
Inclusive Dates
1970-2004
Call Number
DG 235
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
3.75 linear inches/feet [papers only]
Abstract
Papers related to "The Camden 28" film, the feature-length documentary directed by Anthony Giacchino.
Administrative Information
Restrictions to Access
Yes, researchers must gain permission of donor, or his representative, before viewing parts of this collection. Please contact SCPC staff for further information.
Usage Restrictions
Yes, researchers must gain permission of donor, or his representative, before publishing parts of this collection. Please contact SCPC staff for further information.
Alternate Form of Material
None
Acquisitions Information
Gift of Anthony Giacchino, 2007 [acc. 07A-038]
Processing Information
Processed by Anne M. Yoder (Archivist), October 2009. This finding aid was updated by Wendy E. Chmielewski, July 2010.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Anthony Giacchino Papers (DG 235), Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law
Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online library/archival catalogs.
See tripod record
Related Collections
Camden 28 / Camden Defense Fund Collected Records (CDG-A)
Jayma Abdoo Collected Papers (CDG-A)
Historical Background
Anthony Giacchino, was born in 1969, and grew up in Edgewater Park, New Jersey. After graduating from Villanova University with a B.A. in History and German in 1992, he received a Fulbright grant to study history at the University of Freiburg, Germany. In 1993 he moved to Leipzig, Germany where he worked for a year as an English instructor for the Amerikanisches Sprachinstitut. Giacchino later moved to New York City, where he began his television/documentary career.
"The Camden 28" was the first feature-length documentary Giacchino directed. The film told the story of group of activists who broke into a Camden (New Jersey) draft board office and destroyed draft records on August 21, 1971 and their ensuing trial. The story also includes the reflections of those involved in the case, from the perspective of 30+ years later. In 1971 twenty-eight activists, including four Catholic priests and a Lutheran minister, were arrested by the FBI in a planned sting. In a landmark trial, all 28 defendants were acquitted, establishing the first complete legal victory for the anti-war movement in five years of such draft board actions. In an interview for Catholic Digest Giacchino said: "Most people’s conception of the anti-war movement during Vietnam is what I call the 'Forrest Gump version,' where it’s people doing drugs, with long hair, burning draft cards. Certainly, there were elements of that. But when you look at the Camden 28, these were priests, an auto factory worker, social workers, regular people who took action against the war. I wanted to give people a sense that the antiwar movement was much deeper and more serious..."
"The Camden 28" won both the Audience Award and Jury Award for Best Documentary at the 2006 Philadelphia Film Festival. The film also aired on the critically acclaimed Public Television series POV (Point of View). In 2007 "The Camden 28" was also nominated for Best Documentary Feature Screenplay for the Writers Guild of America Awards.Giacchino has also produced nearly 200 hours of programming for The History Channel, and won for the network a 2008 Primetime Emmy Award with his short VOD Series “Great Moments From the Campaign Trail.” You can find a selection of Giachinno's work at: http://www.vimeo.com/user2686410.
Collection Overview
The material in this collection is made up primarily of interview transcripts of Camden 28 defendants and others from the late 1990s through 2004, when the "The Camden 28" film was being planned, as well as material from when the Camden 28 raid and trial took place. The latter consists mostly of photocopies from the National Archives (NARA) and the FBI, with blacked-out security information, received through the Freedom of Information Act. A notable exception is two letters written by Philip Berrigan that were confiscated by the FBI for use as evidence in the trial.
For more information about the Camden 28, see the book Peace Warriors: the Story of the Camden 28 by Edward McGowan.
Repository
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Creator
Giacchino, Anthony (1969- )
Title
Anthony Giacchino Camden 28 [Motion Picture] Collection
Inclusive Dates
1970-2004
Call Number
DG 235
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
3.75 linear inches/feet [papers only]
Abstract
Papers related to "The Camden 28" film, the feature-length documentary directed by Anthony Giacchino.
Administrative Information
Restrictions to Access
Yes, researchers must gain permission of donor, or his representative, before viewing parts of this collection. Please contact SCPC staff for further information.
Usage Restrictions
Yes, researchers must gain permission of donor, or his representative, before publishing parts of this collection. Please contact SCPC staff for further information.
Alternate Form of Material
None
Acquisitions Information
Gift of Anthony Giacchino, 2007 [acc. 07A-038]
Processing Information
Processed by Anne M. Yoder (Archivist), October 2009. This finding aid was updated by Wendy E. Chmielewski, July 2010.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Anthony Giacchino Papers (DG 235), Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law
Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online library/archival catalogs.
See tripod record
Related Collections
Camden 28 / Camden Defense Fund Collected Records (CDG-A)
Jayma Abdoo Collected Papers (CDG-A)
Historical Background
Anthony Giacchino, was born in 1969, and grew up in Edgewater Park, New Jersey. After graduating from Villanova University with a B.A. in History and German in 1992, he received a Fulbright grant to study history at the University of Freiburg, Germany. In 1993 he moved to Leipzig, Germany where he worked for a year as an English instructor for the Amerikanisches Sprachinstitut. Giacchino later moved to New York City, where he began his television/documentary career.
"The Camden 28" was the first feature-length documentary Giacchino directed. The film told the story of group of activists who broke into a Camden (New Jersey) draft board office and destroyed draft records on August 21, 1971 and their ensuing trial. The story also includes the reflections of those involved in the case, from the perspective of 30+ years later. In 1971 twenty-eight activists, including four Catholic priests and a Lutheran minister, were arrested by the FBI in a planned sting. In a landmark trial, all 28 defendants were acquitted, establishing the first complete legal victory for the anti-war movement in five years of such draft board actions. In an interview for Catholic Digest Giacchino said: "Most people’s conception of the anti-war movement during Vietnam is what I call the 'Forrest Gump version,' where it’s people doing drugs, with long hair, burning draft cards. Certainly, there were elements of that. But when you look at the Camden 28, these were priests, an auto factory worker, social workers, regular people who took action against the war. I wanted to give people a sense that the antiwar movement was much deeper and more serious..."
"The Camden 28" won both the Audience Award and Jury Award for Best Documentary at the 2006 Philadelphia Film Festival. The film also aired on the critically acclaimed Public Television series POV (Point of View). In 2007 "The Camden 28" was also nominated for Best Documentary Feature Screenplay for the Writers Guild of America Awards.Giacchino has also produced nearly 200 hours of programming for The History Channel, and won for the network a 2008 Primetime Emmy Award with his short VOD Series “Great Moments From the Campaign Trail.” You can find a selection of Giachinno's work at: http://www.vimeo.com/user2686410.
Collection Overview
The material in this collection is made up primarily of interview transcripts of Camden 28 defendants and others from the late 1990s through 2004, when the "The Camden 28" film was being planned, as well as material from when the Camden 28 raid and trial took place. The latter consists mostly of photocopies from the National Archives (NARA) and the FBI, with blacked-out security information, received through the Freedom of Information Act. A notable exception is two letters written by Philip Berrigan that were confiscated by the FBI for use as evidence in the trial.
For more information about the Camden 28, see the book Peace Warriors: the Story of the Camden 28 by Edward McGowan.