Town Destroyer (2022)

Name: Town Destroyer
Director: Alan Snitow
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-10-08
Duration: 53 min
Cast: Dewey Crumpler, Judith Lowry, Barbara Mumby, Robin Kelley, Jessica Young

October 8, 202253mEN

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Overview

Controversy erupts over a New-Deal-era mural of the namesake of San Francisco’s George Washington High School. The thirteen-panel artwork "The Life of Washington" by Victor Arnautoff offers a view of the Founding Father both celebratory and critical, referencing his involvements in slavery and Native American genocide.

Director

Alan Snitow

Writer

Deborah Kaufman