Gidget Meets Hondo (1980)
Filmed in response to the LAPD’s shooting of Eulia Love in 1979, Gidget Meets Hondo opens with stills taken by Bernard Nicolas of a demonstration against Love’s killing. Nicolas’ Gidget is a self-absorbed young white woman who remains clueless to the violence erupting around her, ultimately to her own peril. The film asks whether such police brutality would be tolerated if the victim were a middle-class white woman.
Director: Bernard Nicolas
Runtime: 8 min
Release Date: October 10, 1980
Cast
Production: UCLA School of Film and Television
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
police brutality, los angeles, california, black lives matter, l.a. rebellion, police shooting
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Gidget Meets Hondo about?
- Filmed in response to the LAPD’s shooting of Eulia Love in 1979, Gidget Meets Hondo opens with stills taken by Bernard Nicolas of a demonstration against Love’s killing. Nicolas’ Gidget is a self-absorbed young white woman who remains clueless to the violence erupting around her, ultimately to her own peril. The film asks whether such police brutality would be tolerated if the victim were a middle-class white woman.
- Who directed Gidget Meets Hondo?
- Gidget Meets Hondo was directed by Bernard Nicolas.
- Who stars in Gidget Meets Hondo?
- Gidget Meets Hondo stars Bernard Nicolas, Peggy Skomal, Reginald Bruce, John Paspachel, Marie Contin, Michael Friend.
- How long is Gidget Meets Hondo?
- Gidget Meets Hondo has a runtime of 8m (8 minutes).
- Where was Gidget Meets Hondo produced?
- Gidget Meets Hondo was produced in United States of America.