Guus Bosman

Greensboro: Closer to the Truth is a documentary by Adam Zucker about the Truth and Reconciliation committee that was set up in Greensboro in 2003. The committee's goal was to analyze the killings of communist activists in 1979 by members of the Ku Klux Klan. I saw it on the fourth day of the Full Frame Festival, now 2 weeks ago.

It was the first time this movie was screened in North Carolina. The large Fletcher hall was full and the Q&A session afterwards was very interesting. Many people in the audience had personal memories of the original trials and publicity around the events.

The Ku Klux Klan is something I've only read about, when I was younger, in the "far, far United States". It was really strange to see them in a documentary. I liked that the movie focussed on the work of the committee, and didn't try to assign blame to one of the two parties specifically. I didn't know anything of the Greensboro incident and the movie had a good introduction for people like me -- it isn't just for 'insiders'.

After seeing the movie the report of the Truth and Reconciliation committee is fascinating read .