The Garden
See the finest in new documentary films and have the chance to meet and speak with the filmmakers.
When: Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, 4:30 p.m.
Where: Ojai Theater, 145 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai, CA
Cost: $7 - $10
Age limit: Not available
Categories: Film Screening
Description: Closing the OjaiDocs' Summer Documentary Film Series will be Scott Hamilton Kennedy's 2008 Silverdocs winner, The Garden, a story of the fourteen acre community garden at 41st and Alameda Ave. in South Central Los Angeles, the largest of its kind in the United States. It was started as a form of healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992. Since that time, the South Central Farmers have created a miracle in one of the country's most blighted neighborhoods. Growing their own food. Feeding their families. Creating a community. But now bulldozers are poised to level their 14 acre oasis. This film tracks the serpentine trial, back room deals and political scandals, as well as the unexpected emergence of a political voice for the immigrant farmers who refuse to remain silent.
Phone: 805-640-3755
Event posted July 22, 2008
Last updated Aug. 28, 2008
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