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UPCOMING EVENTS
September 26, 2007
Jill Friedberg, Documentary Maker will screen two films at the Gish Theater that deal with popular resistance movements in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Award-winning Seattle filmmaker, Jill Freidberg (This is What Democracy Looks Like, 2000), spent two years in southern Mexico documenting the efforts of over 100,000 teachers, parents, and students fighting todefend the country’s public education system from the devastating impacts of economic globalization. Freidberg combines footage of strikes and direct actions with 25 years worth of never-before-seen archival images to deliver a compelling and unsettling story of resistance, repression, commitment, and solidarity.
Tentative Schedule
- 4:30-6:45 Screening of "Un Poquito de Tanto Verdad"
("A Little Bit of So Much Truth") followed by Q&A
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6:45-7:30 Reception at nearby location
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7:30-9:00 Screening of "
Granito de Arena
" ("Grain of Sand") followed by Q&A
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