PBS SoCal Broadcast–Ruben Salazar: Man In The Middle

Image courtesy of PBS. PBS SoCal–In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, PBS SoCal and KCET have announced a joint slate of programming throughout October, featuring two broadcasts of the CDP-supported documentary Ruben Salazar: Man In The Middle. Catch it on PBS SoCal on October 4 at 10:00pm or on KCET on Wednesday, October 9 at 10:00 p.m.  Watch a preview here.  Ruben Salazar: Man In The Middle provides insights into and answers to one of the most bizarre, disturbing and controversial fatal shootings of the mid-20th century. Part political expose, part narrative deconstruction, part poetic meditation, the film is an independent and thorough investigation of the life and death of Ruben Salazar, a prominent Civil Rights era journalist. As it sheds light on Salazar’s slaying by a Sheriff’s deputy in 1970, it extricates him from the myths that were constructed to suit political agendas. It also offers a compelling look at an historical period that still resonates today – an era of repressive law enforcement and of a people’s turbulent search for recognition as full-fledged Americans. Watch a Preview. This film was supported by California Humanities through the California Documentary Project Grant.