LEGENDARY ACTIVIST LAWYER William Kunstler is now the subject of a documentary, William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, which opened today in Park City, Utah. This is no ordinary biography, though. The film is directed and produced by two of Kunstler’s four daughters. Sisters Emily and Sarah Kunstler, who were teenagers when their father died, say that “Making this film has been a magical way of bringing him back to life.” Since 2000, the sisters have had their own production company, Off Center Media, which produces award-winning documentaries about injustices in the criminal justice system.
Kunstler, who was called “the most hated and most loved lawyer in America” by The New York Times, came to fame defending the Chicago Seven, charged with inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. You can watch the trailer for the film here.
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UPDATE–another Sundance SisFlick is Sister Wife, directed by Jill Orschel and Alexandra Fuller. The short (ten minute) film allows DoriAnn, a polygamist, to tell her story in her own words. I haven’t seen the film, but from this story and this one, it sounds fascinating. Another neat detail–the film was made by two Park City locals.