Peace & Justice Movie Night

672 Higuera Street,San Luis Obispo CA 93401

16 July, 2021

Description

Peace & Justice Movie Night: "A Day in the Life of America" Peace & Justice Movie nights at The Center SLO feature a film focusing on an important peace and justice issue followed by a community-building conversation facilitated by Artemisia Shine: Wild Heart Healing Arts. This is an in person event with wheelchair accessible parking and entrance. Doors open at 5:45pm. Event begins at 6pm. Admission is FREE. Bring pillows, blankets or soft stadium seating. Tea, snacks, popcorn and beverages available for purchase. Building is wheelchair accessible and has accessible parking. Peace & Justice Movie Night aims to support brave space that encourages dialogue, recognizes difference, and inspires new understandings. Location: The Center Studio, Downtown San Luis Obispo, CA at 672 Higuera St (between Broad and Nipomo St) This month we will be screening A Day in the Life of America. Director Jared Leto crafts a sweeping yet intimate cross-section of America shot on a single July 4th in 2017 with 92 film crews fanning out across each of the United States and Puerto Rico to capture A Day in the Life of America. A gargantuan production shot over a single 24-hour period across the country, the film weaves a wide range of beliefs and backgrounds into a rich tapestry of life. Black Louisianans talk about historic inequities that greeted soldiers returning to their homes after World War II, while a transgender woman recounts her coming out to her Hasidic Jewish community. A First Nations ceremony takes place in South Dakota while a Muslim girl in Minnesota trains at a boxing gym. A blunt young woman reflects on the opioid epidemic’s repercussions in West Virginia while, eerily, preparations are made for the hateful and ultimately murderous Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia a month later. One man in Chicago describes the versions of the United States he witnesses: “One that’s great and beautiful and idealistic. And there’s an America that doesn’t quite mesh up with the ideals.” Contrasting the myths and ideals of America with the harsh reality for most people, A Day in the Life of America is a deep and unflinching look at a country on the verge of upheaval.