SENSIBLE CINEMA

Coordinator: Melvin Starks & Larry Danos

Mission

To provide informative and provocative films that speak to issues of social justice, serving UUSF and the community.

Program

Every third Friday of each month from 6:30-8:30 pm.

Check our our weekly newsletter, The Flame for information about upcoming events.

NOVEMBER

Inside the Iranian Uprising

Friday, November 15, 6:30 pm, On Zoom

Inside the Iranian Uprising, a FRONTLINE documentary by Majed Neisi, tells the story Iran has tried to hide from the world and gives an unflinching look at the aftermath of a protest following the death of Masha Zhina Amin in police custody—she was accused of not adhering to a strict Islamic dress code.

Through a collection of gripping images taken by phones of young Iranians and posted online, rigorously verified by FRONTLINE staff, Inside the Iranian Uprising gives an unyielding look at the protest and the abuses Iranians receive by the regime’s security forces. This documentary is best described as an extraordinary and shocking insight into what is happening across Iran and shows the extreme cruelty the regime issues to control its citizens.

Following the screening, we have Dolly Veale, Co-Founder of the International Emergency Campaign (IEC), a grass-roots organization dedicated to free Iran's political prisoners. She is also a contributing writer to revcom.us.

Questions? Melvin Starks (melvinstarks734@yahoo.com) or Larry Danos (415-722-6480)

Dial in at +1 669 900 6833 US; Meeting ID: 937 7354 7229; Passcode: 283947

ZOOM LINK

COMING SOON!

Small Is Beautiful

Small Is Beautiful by director/writer Carolyn M. Scot is a brief documentary on the all too familiar battle between massive urban development (developers) versus communities (citizens). This time the battle takes place in the Valley of the Moon region, a scenic rural area enveloping the towns of Eldridge and Glen Ellen in Sonoma County. The proposed development includes 930 homes, 400,000 square feet of commercial space, and a luxury resort hotel all to be built in a crucial wildlife corridor and a high fire danger zone, which has already experienced extreme fires.

The film examines other significant urban-scale developments planned for the Valley of the Moon and exposes the collusion between state mandates and profit-driven developers. It also sheds light on the driving forces behind such developments, including new laws and housing mandates that replace local zoning and environmental laws in the name of "affordable housing,which we discover is not affordable at all.

Following the screening will be a discussion with Carolyn M. Scott, director/writer, and Richard Davis, former Vice President of the San Francisco Planning Commission. (25 mins.)

Lunch will be available for a nominal cost.

After the screening there will be a discussion and Q and A.

For more information, please contact Melvin Starks (melvinstarks734@yahoo.com) or Larry Danos (415-722-6480).

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