NEW FEATURES Monday, July 12 3:30 p.m. | RR2 Wednesday, July 14 7:30 p.m. | RR2
New England Premiere
TRUTH TO POWER: BARBARA LEE SPEAKS FOR ME USA 2020 - DCP - 80 minutes In English Director: Abby Ginzburg Producers: Abby Ginzburg, Joslyn Rose Lyons With: Barbara Lee, Cory Booker, Alice Walker, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Print Courtesy: Greenwich Entertainment
With unique access to a sitting member of Congress, TRUTH TO POWER: BARBARA LEE SPEAKS FOR ME tells the complex story of Oakland, California Representative Barbara Lee, a steadfast voice for human rights, peace, and economic and racial justice in Congress who cut her teeth as a volunteer for the Black Panther Party, and was the lone vote in the U.S. House of Representatives in opposition to the broad authorization of military force following the September 11th attacks. Lee is truly an inspirational human, as everyone from Cory Booker to Alice Walker attest, and TRUTH TO POWER is comparably inspirational as it follows Lee, as she speaks for those whose voices are not usually heard. Sponsored by Peter and Lee Lyford
CLOSING NIGHT Maine Premiere
Sunday, July 18 7:00 p.m. | WOH
CRYPTOZOO USA 2021 - DCP - 95 minutes In English Director, Screenplay: Dash Shaw Producers: Tyler Davidson, Kyle Martin, Jane Samborski, Bill Way Vocal Cast: Lake Bell, Michael Cera, Grace Zabriskie, Alex Karpodsky, Zoe Kazan, Louisa Krause, Angeliki Papoulia, Emily Davis Print Courtesy: Magnolia Pictures
It’s hard to talk about CRYPTOZOO without shaking your head and saying “What a trip!” This incredibly animated indie film appears to have taken some acid, and we get to go along for the ride. Set on another world (or is it some past or future version of ours?), CRYPTOZOO follows cryptozookeepers through a richly-drawn hallucinatory world as they struggle to capture a baku (a legendary dreameating hybrid creature) and begin to wonder if they should display these rare beasts in the confines of a zoo, or if these mythical creatures should remain hidden and unknown for their ultimate safety. What a world, what a world! Sponsored by Peter and Lee Lyford
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