Film

Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair

2004 · 1h 26m · Documentary

A compelling documentary with appearances by John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Allen Ginsberg, MC-5 and many more.

IMDb

6.5

John Sinclair first emerged out of his small-town Michigan background to forge a legendary course through the 1960s as a cultural activist, manager of the MC5, and Chairman of the White Panther Party. An early victim of the War on Drugs who faced 20 years to life in prison for giving two joints to an undercover policewoman, Sinclair served 29 months of a 9-1/2-to-10-year sentence before his legal victory on appeal changed the law for good. The long campaign waged by Sinclair culminated in a massive John Sinclair Freedom Rally headlined by John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Stevie Wonder, Bob Seger, Phil Ochs, Allen Ginsberg and Bobby Seale that resulted in Sinclair's release from prison on December 13, 1971-just three days after the event (Clint Weiler)

Frank Bach

Self

George Frayne

Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Sherry Higgins

Self

Rosalind Kass

Self

Ken Kelley

Self

Wayne Kramer

Self

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Bill Lynn

Self

Cyril Neville

Self

Yoko Ono

Self (archive footage)

Genie Parker

Self

Pun Plamondon

Self

Audrey Simon

Self

Celia Sinclair

Self

Elsie Sinclair

Self

• Steve GebhardtDirector · Producer
• Robert A. JohnsonExecutive Producer
• Tom HayesEditor

Release date

June 19, 2004

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Documentary