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    CRAWFORD

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    Presented by Indie Memphis Film Festival at Malco Studio On The Square

    January 14, 2009

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    Less than a week before the inauguration of our country’s 44th President, Indie Memphis will present a special Micro Cinema Club screening of David Modigliani’s award-winning documentary CRAWFORD, which provides a unique perspective on the Bush presidency: through the eyes of the 705 residents of Crawford, Texas.

    The screening will take place at Malco’s Studio on the Square (2105 Court Avenue) on Wednesday, January 14 at 7:30 pm. Admission is free and open to the public; donations are appreciated.

    About the film:

    In 1999, then Governor George W. Bush bought a ranch in the one-stoplight town of Crawford, Texas, calling it “home” just in time to set his sights on the White House. Having invented Bush’s “folksy image,” the campaign’s victory thrusts Crawford onto the world stage and an insular community of barely 700 explodes overnight.

    While the high school band plays the inauguration and the Baptist pastor declares a miracle, Crawfordites sell souvenirs hand over fist, finding themselves nearly trampled under the heels of the international press corps, patriotic tourists and boomtown opportunists. Then, four-and-a-half years into Bush’s tenure, Cindy Sheehan and her peace movement arrive at the doorstep of the “Western White House.” Crawford takes center stage.

    As 20,000 impassioned protesters and counter-protesters battle on Crawford’s tiny streets, the symbol of the “small town” begins to change. Exacerbated tensions place pressure on the community as well as on the liberties Americans take for granted. And after seven years of this political stagecraft, a President’s and a community’s choices have an even graver human impact. Left to deal with the aftermath, the real people of Crawford are changed forever.
     


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        Malco Studio On The Square

        2105 Court Street
        Memphis, TN 38104

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        Tickets: Admission is free and open to the public; donations are appreciated.

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        January 14, 2009

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        7:30 pm

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