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Screening: The Overnighters

Thu, Apr 16, 2015, 7:00 pm
Location: 
Communications 150 (Studio C)

Screening and Q&A with Director Jesse Moss.  Free and Open to the Public

Short-listed for the 2015 Documentary Feature Oscar, THE OVERNIGHTERS (2014, 100 minutes) is a modern-day "Grapes of Wrath" in the form of a beautifully shot and paced verite film.  

Filmed over a year by director and cinematographer Jesse Moss, the film is a deep exploration of what happens when a small, conservative community is confronted by a mighty river of what happens when a small, conservative community is confronted by a mighty river of desparate, job-seeking strangers.

Sponsored by the Arts Dean's Fund of Excellence and the Department of Film and Digital Media.  Co-Sponsored by the Department of Sociology.