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Controversial film, "Deadline", to screen at Art |
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by Colleen
Email: theartmanager (nospam) hotmail.com (unverified!) |
27 Dec 2004
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Former Illinois Governor George Ryan and filmmaker Kirsten Johnson will be in town to present a special screening of her controversial film, "Deadline", which premiered this year at Sundance Film Festival. "Deadline" follows Ryan’s decision to grant blanket clemency to all 167 people on death row in Illinois, commuting their sentences to life without parole. It also is a compelling look inside America's prisons, highlighting one man's unlikely and historic actions against the system. |
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Former Illinois Governor George Ryan and filmmaker Kirsten Johnson will be in town to present a special screening of Johnson’s controversial film, “Deadline”, which premiered this year at Sundance Film Festival. “Deadline” follows Ryan’s decision to grant blanket clemency to all 167 people on death row in Illinois, commuting their sentences to life without parole.
This film will only screen once in our area, and will be followed by a question and answer session with former Governor Ryan and Ms. Johnson. The film will screen at Boardman’s Art Theatre on January 30th at 4:30pm. Please mark your calendars, as this is an event you don’t want to miss. [Tickets are already on sale, and you can purchase them online for a $2 discount.]
“DEADLINE”
*This film has not been rated.
What would you do if you discovered that 13 people slated for execution had been found innocent? That was exactly the question that Illinois Governor George Ryan faced in his final days in office. He alone was left to decide whether 167 death row inmates should live or die. In the riveting countdown to Ryan's decision, "Deadline" details the gripping drama of the state's clemency hearings. Documented as the events unfold, "Deadline" is a compelling look inside America's prisons, highlighting one man's unlikely and historic actions against the system.
Special Video Presentation at Boardman’s Art Theatre
SUNDAY, JANUARY 30 at 4:30 P.M.
Q & A at 6:00 p.m. with former Illinois Governor George Ryan and filmmaker
Kirsten Johnson immediately following the video presentation.
Q & A at 6:00 p.m.
Online tickets: $8.00 __ At the door: $10.00
For advanced tickets, please visit:
www.boardmansarttheatre.com |
See also:
http://www.boardmansarttheatre.com
http://www.deadlinethemovie.com/
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Re: Controversial film, "Deadline", to screen at Art |
by Rachael Dietkus
rdietkus (nospam) hotmail.com (unverified) |
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29 Dec 2004
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I would also like to note that this screening marks the five-year anniversary on the moratorium on executions in Illinois issued by then-Governor Ryan. (Current Gov. Rod Blagojevich "continued" the moratorium shortly after he took office.)
The C-U screening is the only downstate screening of this film thus far and the presence of one of the film's directors (Kirsten Johnson) and the former governor himself will be a rare treat for us in Central Illinois.
Questions about the screening, please contact rdietkus (at) hotmail.com. |
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Re: Controversial film, "Deadline", to screen at Art |
by jp
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30 Dec 2004
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I'll be there! Where are the proceeds going, out of curiosity? |
