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12/03/2024

“When it comes to white supremacy and the white supremacist movement, violence is very much at the core of that ideology,” says sociology professor Pete Simi, filmed in his Chapman University office for , our documentary that will explore how the devastating effects of such violence shook the Las Vegas community more than 25 years ago.

12/03/2024

An update from the MURDERED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY team on the quiet-but-essential work that's been happening in the background of production on this social injustice documentary.

If things have seemed quiet around here since our last update following our December filming dates, that’s because the work that’s been happening on Murdered on the Fourth of July since then (following a little holiday break) has been less visible but very important, including: Ingesting, syncin...

05/01/2024

"[Lin] taught me a lesson in life that you've heard, but he just really brought it to life for me: Don't judge a book by its cover. He was a big guy. He wore the suspenders and the jeans and the punk rock clothing and he was pierced. But his smile and his charisma -- he just taught me you've got to get to know somebody before you judge them." - Marc Isquith, former owner of Tribal Body Piercing, where Lin "Spit" Newborn worked up until his death. A snippet from his interview for MURDERED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, now in production.

23/11/2023

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19/10/2023

"Violent gang factions were an unfortunate aspect of the scene I grew up in as well, and when [director/producer] Pj Perez informed me about these two friends who were murdered and their story, I was immediately drawn to the subject matter." Learn more about MURDERED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY cinematographer Winston Moon and how you can contribute to the production of this impactful documentary.

Cinematographer Winston Moon joined the Murdered on the Fourth of July team this summer, bringing not only his camera, lighting and visual storytelling talents to the project, but also his approach to being “an authentic human.” “I’m blessed to have an intuitive relationship with story and i...

18/10/2023

"A little newspaper clipping caught my attention. The store owner came over to check on me. 'That’s Lin Newborn.' I listened to her recollection of Spit’s life and death, a young artist with a loud mouth against inhumane thoughts and deeds that harm others; his poetry and singing were fiery and sharp, and he was fearless. He was also only 24 when he was murdered. I counted. We were the same age." - "Murdered on the Fourth of July" co-producer Roudi Boroumand.

Murdered on the Fourth of July co-producer Roudi Boroumand shares how she learned of the story surrounding Lin Newborn's death.

17/10/2023

"I’m making this film because someone has to. Someone has to make sense of the senseless thing that happened, put it in context, and try to find some lesson here – and maybe some semblance of closure for those who were most immediately impacted by the loss of these two young men and the violence perpetrated by white supremacists." - "Murdered on the Fourth of July" director/producer Pj Perez.

Documentary filmmaker Pj Perez shares his connection to Lin "Spit" Newborn, which fueled the idea for "Murdered on the Fourth of July,"

04/07/2023

25 years ago, anti-racist activists Lin "Spit" Newborn and Daniel Shersty were murdered by racist skinheads in the desert outside Las Vegas. Directed by Pj Perez, MURDERED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY will explore the environment that led to these killings, and how they impacted both the anti-racism activist movement and the burgeoning Las Vegas cultural scene of the 1990s.

03/07/2023