'' Street Scenes '' , also known as '' Street Scenes 1970 '' , is an American documentary directed by Martin Scorsese . It documents two protest rallies against the Vietnam War that took place in May 1970 : the Hard Hat Riot on Wall Street in New York City and Kent State/Cambodia Incursion Protest in Washington , D.C . The numerous camera operators do impromptu interviews with the protesters and the spectators . The New York protest turns violent as protesters were attacked by construction workers who supported the war . The Washington protest is peaceful . At the end , Scorsese , Harvey Keitel , Jay Cocks and Verna Bloom discuss the events and the current state of world affairs . Oliver Stone was one of the many camera operators
Hard Hat Riot
Hard Hat Riot
Street Scenes