THE MOVIE PREMIERES IN HOUSTON THIS WEEKEND!
After a sold-out premiere and a six-week run in Phoenix, AZ, the award-winning documentary 9500 LIBERTY opens Friday in Houston, El Paso, Minneapolis, and Seattle with more than 20 cities on scheduled this summer. The film's co-director Annabel Park grew up in Houston after being born in Seoul, Korea. She returns this week to appear at Friday night's Opening Night Event:
After a sold-out premiere and a six-week run in Phoenix, AZ, the award-winning documentary 9500 LIBERTY opens Friday in Houston, El Paso, Minneapolis, and Seattle with more than 20 cities on scheduled this summer. The film's co-director Annabel Park grew up in Houston after being born in Seoul, Korea. She returns this week to appear at Friday night's Opening Night Event:
Angelika Film Centre & Cafe
500 Texas Street in Houston
Annabel Park in person for Friday 6/25 7:20 pm Screening
With subtitles in Espanol, Daily at 3:10 5:15, & 7:20 pm
(CLICK HERE for a clip, CLICK HERE for the trailer)
500 Texas Street in Houston
Annabel Park in person for Friday 6/25 7:20 pm Screening
With subtitles in Espanol, Daily at 3:10 5:15, & 7:20 pm
(CLICK HERE for a clip, CLICK HERE for the trailer)
Arizona's infamous S.B. 1070 has been tried once before. In Prince William County, VA, a law requiring police to check the immigration status of those they had "probable cause" to suspect are undocumented immigrants went into effect in March 2008 after a 10-month culture war that included a bitterly contentious election. Despite a climate of fear and racial tension, ordinary citizens banded together to ask lawmakers to repeal of the controversial "probable cause" mandate. They succeeded with an inventive combination of Internet and grassroots advocacy, pointing to the law's unexpectedly negative economic impact, and the costly law suits that would have been a heavy burden for taxpayers. Both Arizona's S.B. 1070 and the Virginia county's short-lived "probable cause" mandate were originally drafted by the same anti-immigration lobbying firm in Washington DC.
Business leaders and law enforcement leaders in Arizona, Texas, California, and around the country have championed 9500 LIBERTY for its fact-based, even-handed account of the economic and public safety impacts of laws like S.B. 1070. Harkins Theatres, which is based in Phoenix, rushed 9500 LIBERTY into an "emergency theatrical release" when S.B. 1070 was signed in April. The film opened a week after the bill was signed, and earned more than $30,000 in box office. The success in Phoenix led to theatrical engagements around the country.
Texas Senator Kirk Watson recently screened 9500 LIBERTY at a special event in Austin with dozens of Texas officials on hand, including for members of the State Legislature and Police Chief Art Acevedo. "It’s a great movie, and it’s worth your time," Sen. Watson said. "Not to mention the hours of overheated rhetoric you’ll be able to see through as you learn more about this issue." On Thursday, the film will be shown at the Major County Sheriffs' Association Convention in Anaheim, CA. Co-director Annabel Park immigrated to Houston from South Korea as a girl, and is best known as the founder of Coffee Party USA. Co-director Eric Byler (Charlotte Sometimes, Americanese) is a Spirit Award nominee and a 3-time award winner at South by Southwest Film Festival. The film will be presented with Spanish subtitles in all theatrical venues going forward (CLICK HERE for a clip with Spanish subtitles, CLICK HERE for the trailer).
How DARE the people of Arizona enforce laws that the Feds refuse to do! How DARE the vast majority of Arizonans back this law that cracks down on foreign invaders that are taking over their state! How DARE Arizonans demand someone do something about the moochers that refuse to assimilate to US culture and instead insist on trying to convert it to Northern Mexico! We must fling race cards and cry racial profiling since it's our only last ditch pathetic defense!! VIVA LA RAZA!!!
ReplyDeleteMore power to Arizona and I hope more and more states demand the gov't enforce it's own laws. If they refuse to, don't be surprised when the states do it anyway. Perry, are you listening?? We're fed up!
Expecting our laws to actually be enforced is not racist. Someone needs to tell all these race baiters the story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf. Flinging race cards won't always get you your way. Polls show the majority of Americans are for this new AZ law. So I suppose the majority of Americans are racist xenophobes then? Time to get real now. We're done with your silly calls of
ReplyDeleteracism. Done. Time for action.