Hard Hat Riot

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Special Events

  • Tue Sep 16 : 

    Q&A with producers at 7:00

    Buy Tickets

SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

Tuesday, September 16 at 7:00: Q&A with writers/producers Marc Levin and Daphne Pinkerson, producers Mikaela Beardsley and Cary Woods, executive producer Cameo George and co-producer and film subject David Paul Kuhn.

On May 8, 1970, “the Hard Hat Riot” erupted in lower Manhattan. At midday, construction workers, including those building the World Trade Center, violently clashed with students demonstrating against the Vietnam War. It was soon clear that something larger was happening. Hard Hat Riot tells the story of a struggling metropolis, a flailing president, a divided people, and a bloody juncture when the nation violently diverged ? culminating in a new political and cultural landscape that radically redefined American politics and foreshadowed the future.

Image credit: Credit: Carl T. Gossett/The New York Times/Redux

  • Running Time 81 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor DOC NYC Selects
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil, Closed Captioning

IFC Center does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. In addition to the synopses, trailers and other links on our website, further information about content and age-appropriateness for specific films can be found on Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com as well as through general internet searches.