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August 22, 2022 - International Films at the Neville Public Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: INTERNATIONAL FILMS AT THE NEVILLE PUBLIC MUSEUM
All films begin at 7:00pm and are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Neville Public Museum, the Brown County Library, the Weidner Center for Performing Arts, and the Tarlton Theater.
September 7: Writing with Fire (2021, India).
Writing with Fire tells the story of Khabar Lahariya, the only news agency in India run by Dalit (oppressed caste) women. Armed with smartphones, these women journalists report from some of the most difficult regions of the country, risking everything to speak truth to power.
Presented by Mark Patel, Luna Cafe
October 5: Chihuly over Venice (2001, USA)
This documentary records a project by acclaimed glass artist Dale Chihuly to create spectacular chandeliers to hang over the canals of Venice. Shown in conjunction with the United Nations International Year of Glass.
Presented by Jeremy Popelka, Popelka Trenchard Glass Studio, Door Co.
November 2: Syndrome X (2021, Italy)
Syndrome X tells the true story of three Roman Catholic doctors who created a fictional highly contagious disease during the Holocaust as a pretense to hide Jews in a Vatican-affiliated hospital.
Sponsored by the Club Italo-Americano of Green Bay.
December 7: Barking Water (2009, USA)
Seminole Nation director Sterlin Harjo presents viewers with his own personal Oklahoma, which includes an eclectic mix of humanity. The film chronicles a road trip by a dying man and his former lover across the state to visit friends and his family in Wewoka, the capital of the Seminole Nation.
Presented by J P Leary and Emmy Gibson, UW-Green Bay First Nations Studies
You can find more information on the museum’s website: https://www.nevillepublicmuseum.org/events/special-events/international-film-series/
Submitted by:
Beth A. Kowalski Lemke • Executive Director
beth.lemke@browncountywi.gov
920.448.7848
210 Museum Place • Green Bay, WI 54303
Bridging Communities • Connecting Generations
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