Let Freedom Swing is now available to stream online! LFS is three short films that explore the parallel histories of the Constitution and Jazz and feature Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and musician Wynton Marsalis as well as scholars and musicians from all walks of American life.
Another chance to catch Yick Wo in California this October
Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause is going to be a part of the inaugural Los Angeles International Film Festival.
The festival runs from October 7-11, 2010 in Venice and Santa Monica, CA. Yick Wo will screen during Block 3, the “Music Video and Doc Friday Night Fest.”
Location details:
Friday October 8th
9:30pm-12:30am
Promenade Playhouse
1404 3rd Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Click here to purchase tickets — $20 will get you admission to the Block 3 screening and the reception party on the 10th. All-access passes are also available.
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Jury Selection: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company in the news
Students across the country watched Jury Selection: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company on Constitution Day, but a lucky few in Mississippi got to talk with Thaddeus Edmonson himself.
Tickets now available: See Yick Wo as part of the DC Asian American Film Festival’s “No Day But Today” short film program
Catch Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause in Washington this October at the 11th annual DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival.
The film will screen Sunday, October 10 at 2:00 pm, as part of the “No Day But Today” short film program. You can purchase tickets here — admisson is $8 in advance, $10 at the door. The screening will take place at the Goethe-Institut, 812 Seventh Street, NW Washington, DC, and will include several short films from around the world.
The DC APA Film Festival runs October 7 – 16, 2010.
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Yick Wo screening in California
Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause will screen in California next month as part of the 13th annual United Nations Association Film Festival.
Presented in conjunction with the Center for East Asian Studies and Center for Asian American Media, the film will be shown Tuesday, October 26 at 4pm at the Eastside Theater, 1041 Myrtle Street, East Palo Alto.
The festival runs October 22-31, 2010 in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and at Stanford University. This year’s films all focus on subjects relating to population, migration and globalization.
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Yick Wo wins best short film at the Show Me Social Justice Film Festival
Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause has been honored with another award. The film won Best Short Film this past weekend at the Show Me Social Justice International Film Festival in Warrensburg, MO.
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Happy Constitution Day!
To celebrate Constitution Day, the latest installment of The Constitution Project is being officially released! Jury Selection: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company is now available to stream and download for free at The Annenberg Foundation’s Sunnylands Classroom website.
In addition, The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands has made Jury Selection available on DVD to more than 40,000 classrooms and libraries across the country.
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