Dinner & Documentary @ WPL - "Free for All: The Public Library"

Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS, and WPL will host an event featuring a shortened, preview version of "Free for All: The Public Library." The documentary tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all.

RSVPS are required for the event, which will include a pizza meal catered by Luigi's Italian Restaurant. RSVP here: https://wpl.librarymarket.com/event/dinner-movie-free-all-public-library or by calling 620-221-4470.

About the documentary:

Free for All: Inside the Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the "Free Library Movement" to today's librarians who service the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all.

About the filmmakers:

Dawn Logsdon produced, directed, and edited Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans, and co-directed Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton. Her editing credits include Jacques Pepin: The Art of Craft, The Weather Underground, Paragraph 175, The Castro, The Vanishing Line, and Have you Heard From Johannesburg among others.

Lucie Faulknor is an arts management and documentary film professional. Founder at Serendipity Films, LLC, she produced the award-winning documentary Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans. Lucie has worked with SFJAZZ, City Arts & Lectures, Dublin Fringe Festival, and more. She holds a Master of Nonprofit Administration.

Registration is required. The program will be cancelled if fewer than 10 people register.

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