If Andy Warhol and Ken Burns had a lovechild, and that child made a civil rights documentary, this would be it. The film spans over a decade of incidents within the civil rights movement timeline of the "dirty southern" American state of Georgia and weaves them into the national perspective and progression of social, political and cultural events during the tumultuous decade of the 1960's, culminating in a riot in the city of Augusta, Georgia, during a week when the country was shell-shocked after the Kent State Massacre. Hard hitting and hip, the documentary attempts to reinvent the concept of the historical documentary, transforming it from a traditionally stale medium to an artistic tour de force.
The film Highlights not only the problems of rights abuses but what can be done to ensure that the riots never return and education people on the history of their area.
Film will be presented by director Banks Pappas, who will be fielding questions following the film.
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Event Time: 6:30-9:00pm