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In 1971, Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, and more embarked on an anti-Vietnam War road show titled F.T.A. that toured through Southeast Asia. A response to Bob Hope’s Uso tour, they took their title from the original Army recruitment slogan “Fun, Travel, Adventure” and redubbed it “Free The Army or F*** The Army.” As one might expect, controversy followed and the Army tried to limit the troops’ access to performances, even though audiences enjoyed the subversive material. Captured by director Francine Parker, the resulting documentary was released a year later in July 1972, around the time of Fonda’s Hanoi visit, and was subsequently pulled from theaters within a week after its arrival, with many copies being destroyed.

Thankfully, the long-censored and rarely screened film has now been newly restored in 4K by IndieCollect with funding from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Picked up by Kino Lorber for a U.

Jellysmoke, directed by Mark Banning took home the prize for best narrative feature, while Beth Bird's Everyone Their Grain of Sand was honored as best documentary feature as winners of the 2005 Los Angeles Film Festival were announced at closing ceremonies Sunday evening. Film Independent, which organizes the annual fest, also presented awards to IFC Films' Me and You and Everyone We Know, directed by Miranda July, winner of the audience award for best narrative feature; David Zeiger's Sir! No Sir! winner of the audience award for best documentary; and Warner Independent's March of the Penguins, directed by Luc Jacquet, winner of the audience award for best international feature. Catherine Kellner and Ebon Moss-Bachrach of Leslie McCleave's Road were recognized for outstanding performance in the narrative competition.