The documentary details the events of June 17, 1994, in which several noteworthy sporting events occurred during the police chase of O. J. Simpson. Morgen says the diversity of the events provides an opportunity "to look at the soul of America". The documentary features no narration and also no interviews and consists simply of music set to clips from news sources during the day. There are rare clips of sportscasters like Chris Berman and Bob Costas talking to their producers about how to deal with the O.J. story within the context of the events they were covering. Robert Lloyd wrote in the Los Angeles Times: "Morgen juxtaposes the events of that day in a kind of associative round robin, finding points of contrast and commonality, of similar action and visual consonance, on which to turn his film. But he offers no other, more remote perspective; this is not a summing up of events, but rather a meditation, of an elemental sort, not just on sports but on the way of the world."
Events occurring in the day
The events detailed in the documentary that occurred during the chase of Simpson are as follows.
Arnold Palmer playing his final round at the 1994 U.S. Open.
Ken Griffey Jr. tying Babe Ruth's record of the most home runs before June 30 and the team's 65th game of the 1994 MLB season.
Aftermath
The U.S. Open concluded on Monday, June 20 with Ernie Els winning a three-way playoff for the championship.
The World Cup concluded on Sunday, July 17 with Brazil winning its 4th championship after Italy player Roberto Baggio missed a must-make penalty during a shootout to decide the title.
The NBA Finals concluded June 22 with Houston winning the series in seven games. Both teams would make a future Finals with Houston winning the 1995 NBA Finals over Orlando in a sweep while the New York Knicks would make the 1999 Finals only to lose to San Antonio in five games.
