See some of Chicago's heroes in action at our screening of
The Interrupters
November 8th at 7pm
The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three
Violence Interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from
the violence they once employed. From acclaimed director Steve James and
bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz, this film is an unusually intimate
journey into the stubborn persistence of violence in our cities. Shot
over the course of a year out of Kartemquin Films, The Interrupters
captures a pe
riod in Chicago when it
became a national symbol for the violence in our cities. During that
period, the city was besieged by high-profile incidents, most notably
the brutal beating of Derrion Albert, a Chicago High School student,
whose death was caught on videotape.
Watch the trailer here: http://kartemquin.com/films/the-interrupters
An after-screening discussion will be hosted by Josh Larsen, former film critic for Sun-Times Media.
Tickets
$8 per ticket
2 tickets for $13
$5 Student rate
$5 for children ages 7 to 17
Purchase in advance here: http://conta.cc/uah2ak
For
you skeptics out there, Overflow has a large auditorium in our building
with a complete sound and projection system. We'll be watching the
film there and having the post-screening discussion in the coffee bar
space. This will be a high-quality production. :)
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