Except the People (1970)

Abigail and Jonathan Childs 20minute exploration of the new Lower East Side At one point in the Childs film an old man with an East European accent surveys his neighborhood which has been invaded by the blacks the hippies the ex Urban poor and the now defunct Fillmore East He announces that hes satis fied with the conditions in this country except for the people Except for the People the title of the Childs film is the rather terrifying theme of the entire program Vincent Canby New York Times Nov 19th 1971