Sacto 12/8 Media Doc - Orwell Rolls in His Grave w/Indymedia, Common Cause, Public Access

Shiny Object, Fools Foundation and Sacramento Media Group present a screening of the documentary Orwell Rolls in His Grave.

The consummate critical examination of the Fourth Estate, once the bastion of American democracy. Asking whether America has entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for the truth, director Robert Pappas explores what the media doesn't like to talk about: itself.

Meticulously tracing the process by which media has distorted and often dismissed actual news events, Pappas presents a riveting and eloquent mix of media professionals and leading intellectual voices on the media.

Among the cast of characters in Orwell Rolls in His Grave are Charles Lewis, director of the Center for Public Integrity; Greg Palast, Investigative Journalist; Robert McChesney, Professor, University of Illinois; Peter Mitchelmore, Former Editor of the New York Post; Jeff Cohen, Founder of FAIR; Vincent Bugliosi, former L.A. prosecutor and legal scholar; Mark Crispin Miller; author, professor, New York University; footage of film director and author Michael Moore from a speaking engagement; Rep. Bernie Sanders; Danny Schecter, author and former producer for ABC and CNN, and many more.

A marvel of passionate succinctness... if its biting analysis proves true, film is unlikely to ever be presented to the general public. The conviction and punch of the interviewees' commentary never becomes tedious. - Variety

Enlightening, at times disturbing, and always provocative - L.A. Times

Vivid and distressing... a deeply fascinating must-see for anyone interested in the slow morphing of news into mind-numbingly faux-informative entertainment. - Entertainment Today

The most chilling of all new-wave political documentaries - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Following the film, reps from Indymedia and the Sacramento Media Group will briefly speak to let you know about local media alternatives and reform. They'll also be on hand to take any questions or just to speak with folks one on one. The line-up of speakers is: Monica Krauth, Sacramento Indymedia; Ron Cooper, Executive Director of Access Sacramento; JoAnn Fuller, Asst Director, Common Cause California. Portions of the evening will be filmed by Media Edge for Free Speech TV who have requested footage from it.

ALSO - There's some radio coverage of this one on Friday Dec 8: KCTC 1320 AM at 7 AM - JoAnn Fuller interviewed live; KSAC 1240 AM: 3:30 PM - Director Robert Pappas interviewed live via phone by Christine Craft, followed by in-studio interviews with JoAnn Fuller and Steve Kolb from Media Edge at 5:30 PM

Friday December 8 at 7 PM - $5 gets ya in. Presented by Shiny Object and Fools Foundation. Location: Fools Foundation - 1025 19th St, Sacto. 19th & K - off of K St between 19th and 20th next to the back end of Old Spaghetti Factory. Digital projection on to a big screen. Seating is on folding chairs - feel free to bring a pillow or cushion or whatever.

We are doing regular weekly film screenings with Fools Foundation on Fridays at 7 PM - and most are $5 (unless otherwise noted in advance), and will have filmmakers out from time to time.

You can always check the Shiny Object site for more info

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