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Bob Smith, U.S.A. will screen August 19, 20, 21, 8 p.m.
Being Caribou will screen August 24, 8 p.m. - FREE
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Bob Smith U.S.A. (Neil Abramson, 2005, USA, 90 min.)
There are approximately 81,000 Robert Smiths residing in the United States. This is a film about seven--all of whom go by Bob. On the surface it seems that the only thing they have in common is their moniker, but look deeper and two themes recur: religion and patriotism, which seem to go hand-in-hand these days. And while very entertaining and humorous, this film also serves as an anthropological study of the state of the union and acts as a mirror for the country as a whole.
Director Abramson will be present at Friday & Saturday’s screenings for Q & A.
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Being Caribou (Leanne Allison and Diana Wilson, 2005, USA/CA, 72 min.)
Filmmaker Leanne Allison and wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer (with a 15-inch George Bush replica doll) made an epic 1000-mile (1500 km), 5-month journey on foot with the 120,000-member Porcupine Caribou Herd from Old Crow, Yukon, Canada, to the caribou calving grounds in Alaska, and back documenting nature’s beauty along the way.
FREE Admission
For more information go to: Webster Filmseries
Admission is $6 for the general public, $5 for seniors, students from other schools and Webster alumni, and $4 for Webster University staff and faculty unless otherwise noted. All films screened in Moore Auditorium on the campus of Webster University, 470 East Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO unless noted.
The Webster University Film Series receives funding from the Regional Arts Commission; the Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis; and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
For more information, contact James Harrison at 314-968-7487.
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