Operation Bootstrap, a non-profit community-based organization, was founded in October 1965, just two months after the Watts rebellion, as a response to a neighborhood in distress. The 1968 documentary captures Bootstrapâs mission of economic development with scenes of women and men training for a range of employment opportunities including how to operate power sewing machines for work in the local garment factory, to the new technologies of the day, the IBM keypunch machines. Especially engaging are the scenes of âsensitivity sessionsâ hosted by the organization, where black and white Angelenos debate issues of race and racism in 1960s America. The filmâs cinĂ©ma-vĂ©ritĂ© style allows for a certain closeness with its subject and allows for a precious time capsule glimpse into this vibrant and struggling community.
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