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Port Jefferson Documentary Series

at Port Jefferson Documentary Series | Mon Sep 22 - Mon Oct 27

Location

Port Jefferson Documentary Series

412 Main Street
Port Jefferson
Port Jefferson, NY, NY 11777
(Map)
Tel: 6316898556
Mob: 516 578 2464
Contact Name: bscollar
Visit Website: Website.

Date & Time

07:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Cost:    $7.00
Description

Beginning on September 22 and running for 6 consecutive weeks, the summary of each film is below.

Monday, Sept. 22@ 7:00 PM

Speaker: Ryan McGarry, Director

CODE BLACK

In his thought provoking film, physician Ryan McGarry gives us unprecedented access to Americas busiest Emergency Department at LA County Hospital's C-Booth trauma bay. Amidst real life-and -death situations, McGarry follows a dedicated team of young doctors-in-training as they face the realities of saving lives in a complex and overburdened system. CODE BLACK brings us face to face with America's only 24/7 safety net and right into the heart of the healthcare debate.

Monday, Sept. 29 @7:00PM

Speaker: Catherine Gund, Director

BORN TO FLY

BORN TO FLY pushes the boundaries between action and art, daring us to join Elizabeth Streb and her dancers in pursuit of human flight. It is infused with Streb's passion for action, to walk on walls;dive through glass;move so fast you disappear; and to fly.

Monday, October 6 @7:00

Speaker: James Spione, Director

SILENCED

Exploring the unique courage and character it takes to challenge unethical behavior from within the American national security establishment, SILENCED, through its vivid characters, offers a provocative critique of the U.S. government and its draconian response to what many Americans might see as courageous whistleblowing.

Monday, October 13

Speaker: Jessica Vale, Director

SMALL SMALL THING: THE OLIVIA ZINNAH STORY

This is a compelling documentary about the high-profile case of Liberian rape victim, Olivia Zinnah who was raped at the age of 7 by her cousin, and due to her injuries, died in 2012 at the age of 12. Despite five years of medical treatments and the intervention of  the Liberian government, Olivia could not be saved. This is her story.

Monday, October 20 @7:00PM

Speaker: Anne de More, Director

HOMESTRETCH

Three homeless teenagers brave Chicago winters, the pressures of highschool and life alone on the streets to build a brighter future. Against all odds these kids defy sterotypes as they create new surprising definitions of home. Can they recover from the traumas of abandonment and homelessness and build the future they dream of?

Monday, October 27@7:00PM

Speaker: Lioyd Handwerker, Director

FAMOUS NATHAN: A Locuat Film

FAMOUS NATHAN chronicles the personal and public history of Nathan's Famous of Coney Island, the iconic Brooklyn eatery and Coney Island institution, created in 1916 by Nathan Handwerker, and documented by his grandson Lloyd Handwerker. As the 2016 centennial approaches, FAMOUS NATHAN is an intimate and personal love letter to the parents, grandparents, workers,eaters and all the lovers of Coney Island and Nathan's Famous.

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