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At Cinemapolis
KILL THE MESSENGER (Michael Cuesta, USA, 2014)
Sunday October 12, 2014 at 4:30
All tix only $5 (unless you get there early and nab one of the 50 free tix!)
Screening and Discussion
Post-screening discussion with Jeff Cohen, Park Center for Independent Media, Ithaca College and Lt. Marlon Byrd, Ithaca Police Department. Moderated by Stewart Auyash, associate professor of public health, Ithaca College.
This dramatic thriller is based on the remarkable story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. He investigates the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic. He further alleges the CIA was aware of major dealers smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and then used the profits to arm the Nicaraguan rebels. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop, Webb continues digging, uncovering a conspiracy with explosive implications. From the prisons of California to the villages of Nicaragua to the highest corridors of power in Washington, D.C. his muckraking journey threatens his career, his family, and his life.
Bios of Discussion speakers:
Marlon Byrd is a Lieutenant with the Ithaca Police Department (IPD). He is a twenty-three year veteran of the IPD, where he also served as a detective conducting investigations into drugs and other crimes. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He has appeared as an expert commentator on CNN on race and policing related to the Ferguson shooting. He is also a frequent public speaker for the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival and other community events, discussing issues ranging from the drug wars, race issues and public policy, community issues, and the ethics of police work.
Jeff Cohen is an associate professor of journalism and the director of the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College. He founded the media watch group FAIR, which defended Gary Webb after his explosive CIA cocaine series was published in 1996. Cohen was a producer and pundit at MSNBC in 2002-03, until terminated for political reasons (along with Phil Donahue) on the eve of the Iraq invasion. Cohen is the author of Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media – and a cofounder of the online activism group, www.RootsAction.org.
SPECIAL OFFERING FOR THIS SCREENING ONLY: FIRST 50 PEOPLE TO APPEAR AT THE BOX OFFICE ON THE DAY OF THE SHOW GET IN FREE, COURTESY OF THE FINGER LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL! Everyone else pays JUST $5 for this special FLEFF event!
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