Psyched for Wednesday’s WOODSTOCK IN THE CITY Series
Posted by: Danielle
just gearing up for what should be a fantastic event on Wednesday, co-hosted by IndiePix and Woodstock Film Festival at the Makor screening room on 67th Street off Central Park West.
INDIEPIX.NET & WFF IN THE CITY
proudly present a screening of
“CAN MR. SMITH GET TO WASHINGTON ANYMORE?”
June 28th
7:30 pm - with Q & A and reception to follow
A young unknown takes on an American political dynasty.
| INDIEPIX.NET & WOODSTOCK IN THE CITY proudly present a screening of CAN MR. SMITH GET TO WASHINGTON ANYMORE June 28, 7:30 pm at Makor Screening Room, 35 West 67th Street, NYC, NY (click here for directions) Followed by a Q & A with the filmmaker Frank Popper and a reception, hosted by Indiepix.net at 9 pm This event does not have reserved seating. Click here to purchase tickets. (Friends of Indiepix - you who follow the blog - can type in the code INDI to get a discount). |
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| SYNOPSIS: CAN MR. SMITH GET TO WASHINGTON ANYMORE?, which won the Audience Award at Silverdocs Festival on June 16th, is a riveting, edge-of-seat story about Jeff Smith, a 29-year old underdog campaigning for Congress. With a group of like-minded idealists, the young spitfire, lacking experience, funding, and even familial support, tirelessly campaigns against career politicians backed by the wealthy and powerful. Inspiring and rousing, CAN MR. SMITH GET TO WASHINGTON ANYMORE? is proof that there is still room in our increasingly corrupt, corporatized political system for one determined individual to incite change.DIRECTOR BIO: Frank Popper wandered into a photo lab while teaching high school English in St. Louis. Seeing the magic of his friend’s print come to life took his professional life in a new direction-from photography to award-winning multi-image productions to film. Popper produced THE LOUNGE PEOPLE, a feature starring Buck Henry and Christine Ebersole, which aired on Starz. He was principal videographer of EROICA!, a documentary that aired on PBS about The Eroica Trio’s collaboration with a classical music composer. CAN MR. SMITH GET TO WASHINGTON ANYMORE? is his first feature-length documentary. | |