Theatrical Premiere Screening of “Making The River”
March 17th, 2008 Posted in Press Room
Theatrical Premiere Screening of “Making The River”
Screening proceeds will benefit Bill Wilson Center
Thursday, March 20, 2008
High-resolution photos available at www.prxinc.com/makingtheriver/
What:
Camera Cinemas Presents the Theatrical Premiere of the documentary film Making the River. This one time screening will benefit Bill Wilson Center, a nonprofit, community-based agency preventing poverty in Santa Clara County by building connections for at-risk youth.
Where:
Camera 12 Cinema
201 S. 2nd Street
downtown San Jose
When:
Thursday, March 20
5:45pm: Catered Reception * 7:00pm: Film and Q & A
Jimi Simmons, Karen Rudolph and filmmakers Sarah Del Seronde and Paul Stoll will participate in the Q & A.
Tickets:
Tickets are $45 * All proceeds benefit Bill Wilson Center
Contact Judy Whittier, Director of Community Resources
(408) 850-6132 or jwhittier@billwilsoncenter.org
http://www.billwilsoncenter.org
About:
MAKING THE RIVER is the story of Native American Jimi Simmons who, along with his brother George, was charged with murdering a guard in Washington State’s Walla Walla prison. George was guilty. Jimi was innocent. The film chronicles Jimi’s quest for civil and religious rights, justice and freedom and the people who helped him along the way.
Featured in the film are key people who helped Jimi find justice. Included are Karen Rudolph, a San Jose native and feminist grassroots activist, who organized Jimi’s defense committee and became his wife in 1987 and Leonard Weinglass, a prominent social justice attorney and civil rights activist, who defended him. Weinglass is also known for having defended Angela Davis, Daniel Ellesberg and Tom Hayden, to name a few.
Directed by Sarah Del Seronde, with cinematography by Paul Stoll and music by Larry Groupe. First feature length documentary produced by Aboriginal Lens Productions with Two Rivers Circle and Fluffy Bear Productions.
Tags: Jimi Simmons, Karen Rudolph, Making the River, movie, premiere, Sarah Del Seronde
