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Roxie Theatre
Roxie Theatre
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7:01 PM (88 min)
VESSEL
Dr. Rebecca Gomperts sails a ship around the world, providing abortions at sea for women with no legal alternative. Her idea begins as flawed spectacle, faced with governmental, religious, and military blockade. But with each roadblock comes a more refined mission, until Rebecca realizes she can use new technologies to bypass law – and train women to give themselves abortions using WHO-researched protocols with pills. From there we witness her create an underground network of emboldened, informed activists who trust women to handle abortion on their own terms. -JR
9:15 PM (108 min)
A MAN CALLED GOD
Consisting of 16mm footage shot in 1980 by an Oscar winning cinematographer, this unique documentary exposes the secretive truth behind the powerful East Indian cult of Sathya Sai Baba. Blaxploitation actor Christopher St. John and his wife, British actress Maria St. John, travel to India with their young son Kristoff to find enlightenment, but only discover a sinister deceit that will tear their family apart. Three decades later, father and son teamed up to finally tell their story to the world. - JM
7:00 PM (85 min)
WHEN MY SORROW DIED
Glamorously eccentric and enigmatic Theremin master Armen Ra recounts his dynamic journey in this life-spanning documentary that mixes rare concert performances, candid interviews, and archive material. Escaping systematic bullying for the NYC drag world of 1980’s, he discovered the Theremin, the first electronic instrument ever invented. Operated somewhat magically without touch, like a magician, Armen Ra pulled himself out of darkness, addiction, and fear by pulling ethereal music out of thin air. - JM
9:15 PM (105 min)
VIDEO GAMES: THE MOVIE
This isn't just another film about the video game industry, but something much more ambitious. It's a story exploring the question of what it means to be a 'gamer', a game maker?and where games are headed. Storytelling and the art of the video game medium are explored along with the global culture it has created. Take an entertaining look back at gaming history through the eyes of game developers, publishers, consumers, and the industry's early pioneers. It's retro, it's the future, it's fun. - CM