1960s/Vietnam Era

Based on the true story of the student protests at Kent State University in Ohio. This film focuses on the four students who were killed when the National Guard attempted to quell the riots that began on May 4, 1970, after President Nixon announced that American troops would begin bombing the heretofore neutral country of Cambodia.

On May 4th 1970 National Guardsman killed 4 students and wounded nine others at Kent State University, Ohio. Five years later, their parents would try and do the unthinkable, take them to court for breach of their children's civil rights.

This documentary charts the story and haunting legacy of the 1970 Kent State shootings, which left four student protesters dead and nine wounded.