SCREENING: “IN GOOD CONSCIENCE”
POST-SCREENING Q&A with Director BARBARA RICK
Sponsored by Subaru, Presented with NewFest
Brunch 1:00pm (RSVP required); Screening 3:15pm (RSVP recommended); Reception following screening
OP/LYNX presents the first in our QUARTERLY FILMMAKER BRUNCH SERIES for 2007 sponsored by Subaru and presented in collaboration with NewFest, The New York Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
In Barbara Rick’s acclaimed documentary, IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, a most unlikely and very funny rebel — an American nun — finds herself at the center of a human rights storm with leaders of one of the world’s most revered institutions, the Roman Catholic Church. The film chronicles the true story of Sister Jeannine Gramick, who is defying a Vatican-issued ultimatum from both Cardinal Ratzinger and Pope John Paul II — denounce homosexuality or lose everything. After the screening, KERRY WELDON, Filmmaker and Administrative Director of NewFest, talks with Barbara Rick. The audience is invited to participate in a dialogue about issues presented in the film.
IN GOOD CONSCIENCE has won support from patrons Ellen DeGeneres, Susan Sarandon, Trudie Styler, Agnes Gund, Deborah Santana, among many others. It has been called ‘a masterpiece’ by Oscar-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple and ‘a wonderful film about a sensational human being’ by playwright Terrence McNally. Awards include Audience Favorite Award for Best Feature Documentary at the Philadelphia Int’l Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Best Documentary at the ReelPride Michigan Festival and Honorable Mention at NewFest.
Barbara Rick is president and founder of the independent documentary company Out of The Blue Films, Inc., which is dedicated to the production of films that explore, articulate, and celebrate humanity. A Peabody and Emmy award-winning filmmaker/journalist for more than twenty years, Rick is currently a freelance writer and producer at ABC News — part of the weekend World News Tonight team.
BRUNCH is very limited seating. RSVPs are required no later than 12pm on Friday, FEBRUARY 9th. The SCREENING is also limited. RSVPs are recommended, as the event may sell-out. Reserve your seat by 5pm on Saturday, FEBRUARY 10th. (RSVPs via email only: OP.LYNX@gmail.com, please indicate your attendance at Brunch, the Screening or Both). After the Screening and Q&A, kick-off your Sunday evening at the post-screening Reception. Drink specials: $5 well drinks; $4 drafts.
Mo Pitkins is located at 34 Ave A (www.mopitkins.com).
Nonmembers $10; OP/LYNX & NewFest Members $5.
SAVE THE DATE for QUARTERLY OP/LYNX FILMMAKER BRUNCH SERIES 2007:
May 13, August 12 and November 11, 2007 (Sundays)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
As New York City’s premier LGBT film organization, NewFest empowers, educates, entertains, and provokes the culturally rich and diverse communities of the greater metropolitan region. Through annual film festival and year-round programming, NewFest showcases international, US, and local film, video, and other media, fostering a greater sense of awareness and community among LGBT and LGBT-friendly audiences.
NewFest's year-round programming includes the annual NewFest: The New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival (May 31 – June 10, 2007); NewFest@BAM, an annual "Best of NewFest" showcase at the landmark Brooklyn Academy of Music's Rose Cinemas; and NewFest at the IFC Center, a monthly LGBT programming series in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. (www.newfest.org)