InApril1968,fivebuildingsontheColumbiaUniversitycampuswereoccupiedbystudentsangrywiththeadministration'spolicies.TheeventbecameadecisivemomentfortheNewLeftinAmericaandtheanti-warmovementingeneral.Thisdocumentaryre-evaluatesthisbriefmomentinAmerica'shistoryandmovesbeyondtheromanticaccountsofthaterabypenetratingdeepintothereal,nuancedpoliticsofthetime.ExtensiveinterviewswithmanyofColumbia'sAfrican-Americanstudentswhowereinvolvedholdmuchmeaningbecausetheirimportantstoryistoldforthefirsttime.