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DESCRIPTION:Oct 17 7:00 pm in Piedmont; Nov. 3 12:30 pm  in Oakland at The New Parkway 
 Theater, 474 24th Street, Oakland\n\nThroughout American history, there has 
 been an undeniable divide between urban and rural America. People from 
 certain regions are viewed as "the other," and blamed for America's social 
 ills. Since the 2016 presidential election, that cultural divide has only 
 expanded and deepened. With their documentary Hillbilly, co-directors 
 Ashley York and Sally Rubin - both natives of Appalachia- have made a 
 complex film about complex people.  Hillbilly is an entertaining, 
 informative, and sobering look at Appalachia: its diversity, the 
 consequences of stereotyping its people, and an examination of why so many 
 there voted for Donald Trump.\n\nHillbilly goes on a personal and political 
 journey into the heart of the Appalachian coalfields, exploring the role of 
 media representation in the creation of the iconic American "hillbilly," 
 and examining the social, cultural, and political underpinnings of this 
 infamous stereotype.\n  \nHillbilly is a timely and urgent exploration of 
 how we see and think about poverty and rural identity in contemporary 
 America, offering a call for dialogue.\n\n"I'm happy to see somebody trying 
 to cover us as we really are and not what some people think we are. It's 
 wonderful the attention you've paid to so many areas that are so important 
 to all of us. I'm proud to have been mentioned in the film a time or two." 
 \n--Dolly Parton\n \nLos Angeles Film Festival Jury Prize for Best 
 Documentary.\n\n6:30 pm reception \n7:00 - 8:30 screening of film \n8:30 - 
 9:00 facilitated community discussion \n\nOakland on Sun, Nov. 3 The New 
 Parkway Theater 474 24th Street Oakland 94612 (btw Telegraph and Broadway) 
 \n12:30 - 2:30 pm \nFood available for purchase \n\nAppropriate for ages 11 
 and up \n\nSponsored by the Piedmont Appreciating Diversity Committee, 
 Piedmont League of Women Voters, Piedmont Adult Education, and the City of 
 Piedmont.\n\nFree/no RSVP needed.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/02/18827011.php
SUMMARY:'Hillbillly'; documentary film; Appreciating Diversity Film Series
LOCATION:Ellen Driscoll Playhouse\n325 Highland  Avenue, near Oakland 
 Avenue\nPiedmont, CA 94611
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/02/18827011.php
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