Post by b3 media on Nov 1, 2004 6:45:01 GMT -5
*********US ELECTION SPECIAL ********
Beats, Bytes and the Big Screen presents the Shola Lynch’s feature documentary ‘Chisholm ‘72’ followed by a Q & A with the filmmaker
on Wednesday 3rd November 2004
at 6.40pm
Venue: The Tricycle Cinema
269 Kilburn High Road
London NW6 7JR
Bookings: 0207 328 1000
(Nearest Tube: Kilburn Park (Bakerloo line)
Chisholm ’72 – Unbought & Unbossed
US/2004; 77 mins
Dir. Shola Lynch
CHISHOLM ’72 – UNBOUGHT & UNBOSSED
In 1972, when Shirley Chisholm, a brilliant black congresswoman from Brooklyn (but born in Trinidad), boldly announced her bid for the presidency, women had barely made it out of the kitchen, and the Civil Rights Act was still new. But here was eloquent, composed, audacious Shirley Chisholm-not only the first black woman in Congress, but the first woman to run for the nation's highest office, the US presidency.
With its blaxploitation flare and seventies visual sensibility, Chisholm '72 is a sassy chronicle of this persuasive humanist's campaign trail adventures. The press ridiculed or ignored her, and progressive leaders endorsed more "electable" candidates. Yet despite these setbacks, Chisholm built strong grassroots support, resiliently took her cadre of delegates all the way to the Democratic Convention, and now, at almost 80, lives to re-tell the tale.
With the 2004 US Presidential race concluding in less than 24 hours, this timely film, that created a buzz at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival has been screened around the US before the election.
Please inquire about the 2 for 1 ticket offer at the box office when you make bookings on 0207 328 1000
Beats, Bytes and the Big Screen presents the Shola Lynch’s feature documentary ‘Chisholm ‘72’ followed by a Q & A with the filmmaker
on Wednesday 3rd November 2004
at 6.40pm
Venue: The Tricycle Cinema
269 Kilburn High Road
London NW6 7JR
Bookings: 0207 328 1000
(Nearest Tube: Kilburn Park (Bakerloo line)
Chisholm ’72 – Unbought & Unbossed
US/2004; 77 mins
Dir. Shola Lynch
CHISHOLM ’72 – UNBOUGHT & UNBOSSED
In 1972, when Shirley Chisholm, a brilliant black congresswoman from Brooklyn (but born in Trinidad), boldly announced her bid for the presidency, women had barely made it out of the kitchen, and the Civil Rights Act was still new. But here was eloquent, composed, audacious Shirley Chisholm-not only the first black woman in Congress, but the first woman to run for the nation's highest office, the US presidency.
With its blaxploitation flare and seventies visual sensibility, Chisholm '72 is a sassy chronicle of this persuasive humanist's campaign trail adventures. The press ridiculed or ignored her, and progressive leaders endorsed more "electable" candidates. Yet despite these setbacks, Chisholm built strong grassroots support, resiliently took her cadre of delegates all the way to the Democratic Convention, and now, at almost 80, lives to re-tell the tale.
With the 2004 US Presidential race concluding in less than 24 hours, this timely film, that created a buzz at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival has been screened around the US before the election.
Please inquire about the 2 for 1 ticket offer at the box office when you make bookings on 0207 328 1000