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Abe Osheroff was a man with many passions. He was a carpenter, a political activist and a documentary filmmaker who lived his life with “one foot in the grave and the other still dancing.” He began his activist role as a youth in Brooklyn helping evicted tenants and he continued to advocate for social justice until his passing at age ninety-three. Through conversations with Osherhoff he reveals his sense of freedom and why he fought so hard to have the good fight. From the Spanish Revolution to the civil rights movement in Mississippi and then on to Nicaragua in the eighties and further, Osherhoff followed his mantra: think, speak and do. Slowed down somewhat by age he still challenged his detractors to take action against injustice.

The film contains archival footage and still photographs as well as interviews. Editorial comments between sections help us understand the historical events and Osheroff’s activist involvement. This was an informative and interesting presentation. Recommended.