Memoria(l) is a short animated documentary about the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre. On that day, over a thousand striking steel workers, and their supporters, marched towards Republic Steel in Southeast Chicago to establish a picket. They were met by hundreds of armed police officers, who open-fired on the strikers. Dozens were wounded. 10 were killed. A news crew captured the whole scene on film, producing one of the earliest filmed documents of police violence. Now, nearly a century later, how do we remember this history?

To learn more about the Memorial Day Massacre, and the history of the Little Steel Strike, follow this link for a study guide written by Bill Bork, who recorded the oral history with George Patterson that is featured in the film.