'' MC5 : A True Testimonial '' , also written as '' '' ' MC5 Although the MC5 are considered very influential today , they were relatively obscure in their time . To make the film , Thomas collected photographs and film clips of varying quality , including U.S. government surveillance footage of the MC5 's performance at the protests that took place outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago . He interviewed the surviving members of the band and people closely associated with it . In the editing room , Thomas matched the band 's recordings to the silent footage he had collected
1968 Democratic National Convention
1968 Democratic National Convention
MC5: A True Testimonial