Ballard Center's Peery Film Festival
PEERY FILM FESTIVAL
Free admission! Join us 6-16 November for the Peery Film Festival, a multi-day event that feature award-winning films which helps viewers better understand important social issues
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GREEN BOOK
2019 Oscar’s Best Picture of the Year. A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
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TRUE JUSTICE: BRYAN STEVENSON'S FIGHT FOR EQUALITY
Bryan Stevenson's tireless advocacy for a more equitable criminal justice system. It sheds light on how American courts have unfairly and systematically administered the death penalty according to the race of the defendant.
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THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly are followed through their successes and failures as they work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles. Over the years, the desolate they purchase begins to thrive and its transformed.
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ICE ON FIRE
Ice on Fire explores the many ways we reduce carbon inputs to the atmosphere and, more importantly, how to "draw" carbon down, bringing CO2 out of the atmosphere, thus paving the way for global temperatures to decrease.
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THE INVENTOR: OUT FOR BLOOD IN SILICON VALLEY
The story of Theranos, and the massive fraud that collapsed the multi-billion dollar tech company and exposed its founder Elizabeth Holmes, who was the youngest self-made female billionaire.
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THE MAYO CLINIC
A deep dive into how a world-renowned medical institution prioritizes patients' needs and has adapted to healthcare's evolving demands for over 150 years.
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Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, history, and the human condition. This meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career.
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At the Heart of Gold
In 2016, USA Gymnastics was rocked by the revelation that national team doctor Larry Nassar had been abusing young athletes for decades. Tribeca alum Erin Lee Carr's unflinching documentary unpacks the scandal, its cover-up, and aftermath, while giving voice to the survivors.
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THE PRICE OF FREE
Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Kailash Satyarthi, built a global movement to rescue children from slavery.
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MIDNIGHT TRAVELER
When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili's head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two young daughters capturing their uncertain journey on 5 iPhones. Director Emelie Madhavian will speak at 5:00 on 5 Nov in 250 KMBL.
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Peery Film Festival
On 6-16 November 2019, join us for the Peery Film Festival! We are featuring award-winning documentaries and films that showcase daring people from all corners of the globe who, against all odds, are successfully alleviating poverty and illness, combating race and gender discrimination, and bringing education, light, opportunity and freedom to poor and marginalized people around the world. This year we will be screening:
The event will also include our annual Changemaker Fair where individuals discover how they can use their skill-sets to solve social problems!
CHANGEMAKER FAIR
- Tuesday, 5 November, 12:00 - 1:30 PM Wilkinson Center Garden Court
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