First Tucson Progressive Film Festival 10/26 – 28

The Tucson Progressive Film Festival

“Lights, Camera, Progressive Action”

The Tucson Chapter of Progressive Democrats of America, The Screening Room, and Tucson MoveOn announce the first ever Tucson Progressive Film Festival – “Lights, Camera, Progressive Action”. It is aimed at engaging the Progressive community through viewing and discussing films featuring issues of importance to Progressives. The Festival will be at The Screening Room and will take place Oct. 26-28. A total of six films will be shown followed by a discussion lead people either involved in the film’s production or who have expertise in the subject of the film.

PRICE AND HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS:

$8/ film

$10/ one day pass

$15/ entire festival weekend

To pay admission, go to http://pdatucson.blogspot.com/, at bottom of far right column entitled Tucson Progressive Film Festival is the Pay Pal button. Use the Pay Pal receipt for admission.

WHERE: The Screening Room, 127 E Congress

FESTIVAL FILMS, DATES, AND TIMES

Fri. Oct. 26, 7 p.m.
“Heist: Who Stole the American Dream”, discussion with filmmaker Frances Causey

Sat. Oct. 27, 3 p.m.
“Urban Roots” (the Greening of Detroit), discussion led by Tucson urban gardeners and a representative from the Community Food Bank

Sat. Oct. 27, 7 p.m.
“Koch Brothers Exposed”

Sun. Oct. 28, 1:30 p.m.
“Cyanide Beach”, discussion with film maker John Dougherty (former U.S. Senate candidate in Arizona in 2010)

Sun. Oct. 28, 2:45 p.m.
“Vote”, discussion with State Senator Paula Aboud (LD 28)

Sun. Oct. 28, 4 p.m.
“Laramie Inside Out”, discussion with filmmaker Beverly Seckinger

CONTACTS:
Leslie Hunten – lhunten@gmail.com
Pam Powers – 520-609-0178, pjp333@gmail.com (blogger “Tucson Progressive” here at Tucsoncitizen.com & over at Blog for Arizona)
Phil Lopes – 520-861-7654, lopesphil@gmail.com (former LD 27 State House rep.)

I’ve seen two of these films — the deeply moving “Laramie Inside Out” about the killing of gay student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming, and just a few weeks ago the Arizona women’s film “Vote” about the importance of voting and the continued fight for women’s reproductive rights. And I have yet to see recently released “Cyanide Beach” about the same people who are proposing the Rosemont Mine in Southern Arizona.