May 14 – Free Community Screening of “The House I Live In”
The House I Live In is a film – called the best documentary in 2012 – that “captures heart-wrenching stories from individuals at all levels of America’s War on Drugs. From the dealer to the grieving mother, the narcotics officer to the senator, the inmate to the federal judge, the film offers a penetrating look inside America’s longest war, offering a definitive portrait and revealing its profound human rights implications.”
The ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties will be showing the film — alongside its producer — for free at Crawford High School!
Don’t miss out on this extraordinary movie and the chance to learn more about how we can work together to end the failed drug war.
Executive Producers, Danny Glover, John Legend, Brad Pitt & Russell SimmonsA film by Eugene Jarecki
For information: events@aclusandiego.org or call (619) 232-2121More about the film at www.thehouseilivein.org
WhenMay 14, 2013 – 6:30 PM
WhereCrawford High School4191 Colts WaySan Diego, CA 92115
“2012′s BEST DOCUMENTARY!THE MOST IMPORTANT DRUG WAR FILMYOU’LL EVER SEE.” – MARK HUGHES, FORBES
“FEARLESS! A MODEL OF THE AMBITIOUS,VITALIZING ACTIVIST WORK THAT EXISTS TO STIRTHE SLEEPING TO WAKE.” – MANOHLA DARGIS, THE NEW YORK TIMES
“THE HOUSE I LIVE IN WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!”– ANNE THOMPSON, INDIEWIRE
“SEARING! ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECESOF NONFICTION TO HIT THE SCREEN IN YEARS.”– SHERI LINDEN, LOS ANGELES TIMES
“I’D HATE TO IMPLY THAT IT’S YOUR CIVIC DUTYTO SEE THE HOUSE I LIVE IN, BUT GUESSWHAT – IT IS.” – TY BURR, THE BOSTON GLOBE
Related articles
Brad Pitt: America’s war on drugs is a charade, and a failure (guardian.co.uk)
David Simon on America’s war on drugs and The House I Live In (guardian.co.uk)
The House I Live In (imdb.com)