Love Work And Knowledge The Life and Trials of Wilhelm Reich

A true story of Wilhelm Reich a pioneer prosecuted and imprisoned His books and publications were banned and burned in America where he dies in a federal penitentiary Now 60 years after his death and 10 years after the unsealing of his archives a new documentary presents the facts Four days before the outbreak of World War ll Dr Wilhelm Reich a prominent Austrian psychiatrist physician and outspoken antiNazi arrived in New York with a teaching visa from the New School for Social Researchs renowned University in Exile After almost continuous investigation starting in 1939 involving four US government agencies Reichs published books and research journals were banned and burned by a Federal Court order in the 1950s This film uses primary materials scholarly interviews and eyewitness accounts to present a factuallyaccurate narrative of Reichs life and work and to explore the events that led up to this heinous example of censorship in America