Documentary: "Holler Back: Not Voting in an American Town"

Two showings: 4 and 7 p.m., Sunday, September 28
Earlham College, Landrum Bolling Center Rm. 105
Awarded "Best Documentary" at the Sunscreen Film Festival, and showing at festivals across the country from Seattle to Philadelphia where it played to a sold-out house, this hour and 15 minute documentary explores why more people, especially young people, don't vote. Revealing interviews with non-voters draw you in as one after another they express their anger and lack of faith in a corrupt and unresponsive system. Fast-paced and cut to a dynamic soundtrack that includes The Teddybears, Moby, Stroke 9, The Magnetic Fields and Cody Chesnutt; "Holler Back" takes place during the contentious 2004 presidential election in Allentown Pennsylvania. With impressive detail and considerable humor, the tight and highly charged film focuses on the entrenched problems of our elections: from the twisted complexities of the electoral college to easily hackable voting equipment. Filmmaker, lulu Fries'dat’s previous work has appeared on PBS, NBC, CBS, MTV. VH1 and FOX.