Do you remember where you were on June 17, 1994? Thanks to a wide array of unrelated, coast-to-coast occurrences, this Friday has come to be known for its firsts, lasts, triumphs and tragedy. Arnold Palmer played his last round at a U.S. Open, in Oakmont, PA, the FIFA World Cup kicked off in Chicago, the New York Rangers celebrated on Broadway, Patrick Ewing desperately pursued a long evasive championship in Madison Garden and Donald Fehr stared down the baseball owners. And yet, all of that was a prelude to O.J. Simpson leading America on a slow speed chase in a white Ford Bronco around Los Angeles.
Editing
Split-screen symphony of simultaneous national events.
Direction
Morgen lets the footage breathe, no talking heads needed.
Production
Raw archival footage feels uncomfortably immediate.
Director
Brett Morgen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Morgen found unused footage from 22 different TV sources, including a local Chicago station that kept rolling on the World Cup while others cut away.
This was ESPN Films' first '30 for 30' to use no interviews, establishing the series' experimental wing — and proving Americans would watch documentaries without celebrity narrators.
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