FILM SCREENING NIGHT / My Dinner With Abbie (1989)
MARCH 2, THURSDAY, 6PM
DOORS 6 PM, SCREENING STARTS AT 6.30 PM
Running time: 57 minutes
Film director: Nancy Cohen, producer: Howard Katzman
Followed by Q&A and guest speaker Dr. Doe Lang
On the Eve of his 50th birthday, yippie dissident and activist Abbie Hoffman breaks bagel and lox with a hippie dreamer who tries to figure out the man behind the flag shirt.
Nancy Cohen is a multi un-disciplinary artist/activist working as best as she can in these Apocalyptic times. Her films have shown on UK Channel Four and PBS. Her artwork has been featured at MOMA, Longview Gallery, Air Gallery and many other venues including a bakery and an optical store. She writes for the Huffington Post, her own blog, Not Just About Sex and has written short musicals with composer Dave Ogrin. Working as part of The Fourth Way, she's produced shorts, including Occupy Windows and Somewhere Over the Hilary Rainbow. Currently, she is in post production on a film about love, obsession and John Lennon.