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SCREENING WITH: FLORIDA DOCUMENTARIES

Playing on Sunday, March 26 at 11:00 AM at Enzian* - Purchase tickets

24/7
USA, 2005, 33 MIN
DIRECTED BY MARY A. C. FALLON AND DANIEL PRIEST
EAST COAST PREMIERE/2ND US SHOWING
From the esteemed University of Florida Documentary Institute comes this intimate look into the lives of two families from Longwood and Gainesville with developmentally disabled children. The state’s dismal record of providing adequate resources to help parents and caregivers take care of their loved ones is glaringly exposed in this poignant, important work.

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DARE NOT WALK ALONE
USA, 2005, 73 MIN
DIRECTED BY JEREMY DEAN
Who remembers Florida as the springboard of the civil rights movement? In the weeks leading up to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it became just that. Martin Luther King and other members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference chose St. Augustine to make their stand, and a short time later, a group of black and white protesters jumped into a segregated motel swimming pool. The incident that followed shocked the world, and the images that were captured changed the course of American history. With fascinating archival footage and gripping personal accounts, filmmaker Jeremy Dean chronicles this volatile period when the frontlines in the battle for civil rights shifted to America’s oldest city. From MLK and LBJ to racist Klansmen and resilient activists, this film captures an important and often-overlooked part of Florida and civil rights history.