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EVENTS
Tuesday, September 9, 7:00 p.m.
SILVERDOCS Presents
UNCOUNTED: THE NEW MATH OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS
In Person: Filmmaker David Earnhardt and special guest panelists:
Bob Edwards, XM Radio's The Bob Edwards Show (Panel Moderator)
DeForest Soaries, former commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (2004-2005)
Mimi Kennedy, chair, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA)
Matthew Segal, founder & executive director, Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE)
Robert Fitrakis, Ph.D., journalist & author, What Happened in Ohio?
Rebecca Wilson, co-chair, SaveOurVotes Maryland
An explosive documentary which makes the compelling argument that election fraud changed the outcome of the 2004 election, led to even greater fraud in 2006, and now looms as an unbridled threat to the outcome of the 2008 election. This controversial feature film by Emmy award-winning director David Earnhaerdt examines how easy it is to change election outcomes and undermine election integrity across the US. Noted computer programmers, statisticians, journalists, and experienced election officials provide the evidence.
DIR/SCR/PROD David Earnhardt. US, 2008, color, 81 min. NOT RATED
No passes accepted.
Saturday, September 27, 4:45
Brian Henson
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SID THE SCIENCE KID
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THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL PUPPETRY
In person: Brian Henson!
Brian Henson, co-CEO of The Jim Henson Company and award-winning director, producer and puppeteer, will present an overview of the history of puppetry used at The Jim Henson Company. Henson will explore the different technical achievements that have become part of the Company's legacy and have led to its groundbreaking development of the Henson Digital Puppetry Studio, a unique system that allows performers to voice and puppeteer computer-generated characters in real time. This revolutionary way of creating animated characters has most recently been used in the Company's newest production SID THE SCIENCE KID, currently airing on PBS Kids®.
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00
SILVERDOCS Presents
SECRECY
The "classification universe" is invisible to most of us, yet the government's production of classified secret documents involves millions of people. And government secrecy is growing, vastly outpacing the circulation of open information. In a single recent year, the US government classified five times the number of pages added to the Library of Congress; the cost is eight billion dollars a year--just to keep secrets secret. SECRECY explores the hidden world of national security policy by examining the many implications of secrecy, both for government and individuals. (note courtesy Sundance Film Festival)
DIR Peter Galison, Robb Moss. US, color, 85 min. NOT RATED
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