Temple B’rith Sholom and the Jewish Federation host the Second Annual Film Series every Sunday at 4 p.m., throughout the month of June. The goal of the series is to show award-winning films from around the world, none of which are religious. The series kicks off this Sunday, June 7, with a showing of Deli […]
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Leading ladies
Makers: Women in Politics On Monday, March 30, at 6:30 p.m., join the Springfield branch of the American Association of University Women to view a documentary on groundbreaking women in politics, medicine and other fields that were previously closed to women. The 2013 documentary highlights the struggle for women’s equality during the past five decades. […]
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Little people, long sentences
15 to Life: Kenneth’s Story The United States is the only country in the world that regularly sentences children to life and death in prison. On Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Springfield branch of the American Civil Liberties Union invites the public to Capital City Bar & Grill for a free Liberty Brew & View screening […]
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From the streets to stability
William Guyer PHOTO BY PATRICK YEAGLE It only took about a month for William Guyer of Springfield to go from employed to living on the street, but it took him almost a year to get back. Guyer’s story is one of injustice, heartbreak and determination. Although he ultimately climbed out of homelessness, he says he’s […]
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Telling their stories
Springfield photographer Adam Smith, left, is producing a documentary film about the homeless people with whom he spent the past three months. Bill Guyer, right, is one of Smith’s subjects in the film. PHOTO BY PATRICK YEAGLE In the middle of the gazebo at Washington Park in Springfield sits a homeless man named Bill Guyer. […]
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Green day!
PHOTO COURTESY HTTP://BROADWAYIDIOT.COM/ The Legacy Theatre continues its “brew and view” rock documentary series with the last of three screenings. Friday, Dec. 6, see Broadway Idiot. From punk mosh pits and sold-out stadiums to the Great White Way, this electrifying documentary follows Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong as he works with producers to turn his […]
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Fantastic flicks
The Route 66 International Film Festival presents some of the best independent films from around the world. Submissions are reeled in from every continent except Antarctica and many are nominated for Academy Awards. The festival’s new home at The Legacy Theatre proves to be a perfect fit. Friday, Nov. 2, kicks off the two-day fest […]
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All the right moves
Sunday, March 25, is the Central Illinois premiere, and national tour kickoff, of the film Romanza by director and producer Michael Miner. The 87-minute documentary captures the complete Golden State works of Frank Lloyd Wright, with unprecedented access to all 25 buildings. Even his unfinished structures are featured in this movie, as is his smallest […]
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Nuclear reactions
On the 66th anniversary of the bombing of Nagaski, three days after the Hiroshima bombing anniversary, view the feature-length documentary, The Forgotten Bomb, presented free at Lincoln Library hosted by Pax Christi of Springfield. From Japan to throughout the U.S., filmmaker Bud Ryan explored the world of nuclear weapons and sought answers through interviews with […]
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Immigrant intergration
Coalition to Promote Human Dignity and Diversity, Liberty Brew and View and Lincoln Land Community College present free screenings and discussions of the documentary Welcome to Shelbyville at LLCC on June 23 and Lincoln Library on June 27. Filmed for a year in 2008, the film explores attitudes and adjustments of a small Tennessee town […]
