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DESCRIPTION:Appreciating Diversity Film Series will present an evening of short 
 documentary films, to be shown once in Piedmont on April 25, 2019 at 7:00 
 p.m.\n\nOur guest speaker is Michael Fox, documentary film instructor and 
 film critic at KQED.org/arts, Oakland magazine, and The (East Bay) 
 Monthly.\n\nWe will show two films by award-winning Bay Area director, 
 Elizabeth Lo.  Her films have been presented at Sundance, the San Francisco 
 International Film Festival, and Docfest.  She sheds light on poor 
 communities in California as they navigate the effects of ever-increasing 
 states of inequality.  Hotel 22 follows homeless people in the heart of 
 Silicon Valley as they board a Palo Alto bus.  Mother's Day examines the 
 impact of incarceration on families, as it follows a bus bringing children 
 to visit their mothers in a women's prison.\n\nAlso on the program is the 
 Oscar-nominated 4.1 Miles.  In this 25-minute film, Bay Area director 
 Daphne Matziaraki follows a day in the life of a captain in the Greek Coast 
 Guard.  Captain and crew are caught in the middle of the biggest refugee 
 crisis since WWII.  Despite limited resources, they attempt to save 
 thousands of migrants as they make the perilous 4.1 mile journey by sea 
 from the Turkish Coast.\n\nEmmy-award winning documentary filmmaker Stanley 
 Nelson was commissioned by Starbucks to create the short film "Story of 
 Access."  The film was shown to Starbucks employees following an incident 
 of racial discrimination in which two black men were arrested at a 
 Philadelphia Starbucks.  Moving monologues from black Americans describe 
 the emotional toll of having to live their lives aware that others see them 
 as a threat, and the effort it takes to put those others at 
 ease.\n\nMestizo is a Latino term meaning mixed-race.  The short Mestizo, 
 by Talon Gonzalez, poses the question, "who are you?" when your family is 
 multi-ethnic, and the impacts on one's identity.\n\n6:30 PM Doors Open, 
 Reception\n7 - 8:30 PM Screenings and Discussion\n\nFree; no need to RSVP. 
 Appropriate for ages 11 and up.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/10/18822667.php
SUMMARY:Piedmont Appreciating Diversity Film Series - An Evening of Shorts
LOCATION:Ellen Driscoll PLayhouse\n325 Highland Avenue near the corner of Oakland 
 avenue\nPiedmont, CA 94611
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/10/18822667.php
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DTEND:20190426T033000Z
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