Pam Walton, Producer/Director of the film *Raging Grannies: The Action League*, is an award-winning independent video producer who is dedicated to telling the truth about American life. She is most interested in changing our culture's prejudicial views of racial minorities and gay and lesbian people, and in promoting citizen involvement in democracy. When she first met the activist group of older women called Raging Grannies on the street where they were demonstrating against the stolen presidential election of 2004, she was immediately intrigued. She followed the daily lives and "gigs" of the Grannies for over two years to produce this, her newest, documentary.

From San Francisco where they sing for women's rights by the Bay at the annual counter-protest to "pro-life" occupiers of the city, to San Jose where they rage against racism, and in Mountain View dressed as "Brides against Proposition 8" and many venues in between, the Raging Grannies have got the Bay area covered and Pam Walton's film doesn't miss a beat.

Heather Robinson of Curve Magazine sums up what is great about this special feature saying it "captures these kick a#$ women in action, with insight into who they are, where they came from and why they set aside their knitting to make the world a better place." She reminds everyone it would be a shame to "miss out on the mini revolutions happening on our own streets."

The documentary premiers on March 7 at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose and screens again on March 8. The Raging Grannies welcome the audience in person at both screenings in song, with an opportunity for Q and A with the film's director and some of the most venerable activists in the Bay Area, from their late fifties to ninety plus years!

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What's *LEFT* for Cinequest | film description and trailer | Event Details March 7 Premiere | Event Details March 8 Screening