2007 Free Screenings & Special Events
FREE LUNCHTIME SHORTS PROGRAMS
Come on - take that long lunch! Sample the best short films SILVERDOCS has to offer at 12:00 p.m. weekdays at the AFI Silver.
Shorts Program 1: Sight & Sound - Wednesday June 13
Shorts Program 2: Embattled - Thursday June 14
Shorts Program 3: You & Me - Friday June 15
FREE OUTDOOR SCREENINGS
Catch two of Jonathan Demme's essential music documentaries for free in the Silver Spring Plaza by the fountain!
STOP MAKING SENSE
Thursday, June 14, 9:00 p.m. (sunset)
Jonathan Demme's minimalist and electrifying film of the Talking Heads in concert.
NEIL YOUNG HEART OF GOLD
Friday, June 15, 9:00 p.m.(sunset)
The legend onstage with some of America's best roots musicians at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES SCREENING
WHY DEMOCRACY?
Friday, June 15, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Screening at the William G. McGowan Theater at the National Archives located in downtown Washington, DC
Award-winning filmmakers from around the world have created a series of films intended to initiate a global conversation about democracy. This program will include selected highlights from several of these films including PLEASE VOTE FOR ME from China, IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA from Liberia, DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT from Pakistan, and TAXI TO THE DARKSIDE from the US.
The program will feature several of the filmmakers along with series executive producers Don Edkins from South Africa, Nick Fraser of BBC, and Marvin Pinkert of the Center for the National Archives Experience.
