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Film Discussion Group

Swarthmore Public Library Film Discussion Group

Will show THE PUBLIC

The 2nd Tuesday each Month at 1pm

In "The Public" an unusually bitter Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati and the front doors of the public library where the action of the film takes place. At odds with library officials over how to handle the extreme weather event, some homeless patrons turn the building into a shelter for the night by staging an "Occupy" sit in. What begins as an act of civil disobedience becomes a stand-off with police and a rush-to-judgment media constantly speculating about what's really happening. This David versus Goliath story tackles some of our nation's most challenging issues, homelessness and mental illness and sets the drama inside one of the last bastions of democracy-in-action: your public library.

 

 

 

 

 

Date:
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 Show more dates
Time:
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Council Room
Library:
Swarthmore Public Library
Audience:
  Adults  
Categories:
  Movies  
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