Oct. 29

Documentary Screening: American Totem

Date
October 29, 2019
Time
7 PM
Location
Parkway Theater
5 W. North Ave

SPECIAL SCREENING OF THE NEW DOCUMENTARY FILM:

 

AMERICAN TOTEM

 

Tuesday, October 29th

 

7PM; Q&A 8:30

 

The Parkway Theater, 5 W North Ave, Baltimore

American Totem is a thought-provoking documentary offering new ways to think about firearms in modern society. In a time of great political, social, and economic change, the film explores the national narrative that Americans have a “special” relationship with firearms, exposing how that story was constructed. The film highlights gun-oriented organizations and their search for community. It also spotlights the costs of having easy access to firearms on communities (e.g., suicide, homicide) and the American political process. For more info on the film, visit: www.americantotem.org.

PANELISTS AND DISCUSSANTS (Q&A following the film screening):

Sue Hilderbrand: Director/Producer, American Totem; Political Science instructor, Cal State University, Chico; host, “The Real Issue” on KZFR radio

Firmin DeBrabander: Philosophy professor, Maryland Institute College of Art; author of books including Do Guns Make Us Free? (Yale, 2015)

Liz Banach: Director, Marylanders Against Gun Violence

This is a free event, open to the public, and made possible by the Maryland Institute College of Art, and Marylanders Against Gun Violence.