Thu Sep 25 MFF opener!: Re 8 activists exposing COUNTELPRO -- movie "1971" ; book "The Burglary"

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The team of 8 anti-war activists that exposed COUNTELPRO have a book and a film.
* book: "The Burglary" by Betty Medsger
* Special showing in Milwaukee on Sept 25 with "talk back" session after the film
with several of the original activists.

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Opening the festival is the riveting
documentary,*[1971](

),*about
eight brave citizens who took matters into their own hands in order to
expose government corruption.

The last time we opened the festival with a documentary was in our
inaugural year.*1971*is one of the most important documentaries of
2014 if not the*most*important exemplifying the power of the
individual. Its expertly crafted and has significant parallels to
todays political and social climate. I feel the story will resonate
with our audience and simultaneously provide Milwaukee with the
incredibly unique opportunity to engage in-person with the films
director and subjects, ...
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@mkefilm on Sep 6:

Today's the day! Pick up your #MFF2014 PROGRAM BOOK at Cathedral Square Park,
9am-8pm, and catch both the @EastTown market & @WMSE BBQ!