3/23-3/25: Film: Nobelity + Amber Stott and Bill Durston
Posted by Shiny Object on 2007-03-21 12:55:40pm
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A little more info than the calendar will allow, because it might be of interest to some here:
Friday, March 23 and Saturday March 24 at 7:00 PM. AND Sunday March 25 at 3:00 PM.
"Nobelity" Location - of course, Fools Foundation. 1025 19th St, Sacramento. Admission: $7.00
On Friday, March 23, Amber Stott from Freedom from Hunger will be speaking and available for questions;
On Saturday, March 24, Bill Durston, former president of Sacramento Physicians for Social Responsibility (and former Congressional candidate) will be speaking and available for questions.
About "Nobelity":
A stunning look at the world's most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel Laureates, "Nobelity" follows filmmaker Turk Pipkin's personal journey to find enlightening answers about the kind of world our children and grandchildren will know. Filmed across the US, and in France, England, India, and Africa, "Nobelity" combines the insights of nine distinguished Nobelists with a first-person view of world problems and the children who are most challenged by them.
Also, listen in to the Capital Public Radio (NPR) show Insight on Thursday March 22 between 2 and 3 PM to hear an interview with the filmmaker, Turk Pipkin, discussing the film and the weekend of screenings here in Sacramento.
Advance tickets for all days are on sale for these screenings. You can get them at Brown Paper Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/11285
You can always check http://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/
Oh - and oddly - we've been nominated for "Best Indie Theater in the Sacramento Area" by KCRA? To vote for us, go to http://kcra.cityvoter.com/Details.aspx?business=8234
If you'd prefer to vote for an actual theater, there's The Crest and The Varsity on there, too. It will be funny if we bump Tower outta second place, though (and it's mighty close to happening).
You know, but, location: Fools Foundation - 1025 19th St. Sacramento. Off of K St between 19th & 20th next to the back end of Old Spaghetti Factory. Seating is on folding chairs - feel free to bring a pillow or cushion. Digital projection on to a big screen.
Coming up next week: Who is Bozo Texino? with filmmaker Bill Daniel in attendance for a Q&A! Who is Bozo Texino? is a film on the 100-year-old tradition of hobo and railworker graffiti. The project is the result of a 20-year study of "monikers" and is fabricated from hours of 16mm and super 8 film, most of it shot on freight trips across the western US. The film includes interviews with some of the railroad's greatest graffiti legends: Colossus of Roads, The Rambler, Herby (RIP) and the granddaddy of them all, Bozo Texino. The film also catches some of the socioeconomic history of hobo subculture from its roots after the Civil War to the present day. Included are interviews with tramps that Daniel encountered in his travels. The range of the interviews, and the film's style deal with both the cliches and the harsh realities of tramp life.
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