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1984 National Screening Event at The Palace Syracuse
1984
On April 4, 2017, over 140 art house movie theatres across the country in 124 cities and in 41 states, plus four locations in Canada, will be participating collectively in a NATIONAL EVENT DAY screening of the 80's movie 1984 starring John Hurt, who sadly died last month. This date was chosen because it's the day George Orwell's protagonist Winston Smith begins rebelling against his oppressive government by keeping a forbidden diary. These theaters owners also strongly believe in supporting the National Endowment for the Arts and see any attempt to scuttle that program as an attack on free speech and creative expression through entertainment. This event provides a chance for communities around the country to show their unity and have their voices heard.
The Onondaga Democratic Committee, Uplift Syracuse, and Gen X Projects are joining forces to host the event at The Palace Theatre in Syracuse, NY to get the word out and make this an interactive and thought-provoking event. Two Syracuse University professors from the Maxwell School will be leading the panel discussion.
Orwell's novel begins with the sentence, "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." Less than one month into the new presidential administration, theater owners collectively believe the clock is already striking thirteen. Orwell's portrait of a government that manufactures their own facts, demands total obedience, and demonizes foreign enemies, has never been timelier. The endeavor encourages theaters to take a stand for our most basic values: freedom of speech, respect for our fellow human beings, and the simple truth that there are no such things as 'alternative facts.' By doing what they do best - showing a movie - the goal is that cinemas can initiate a much-needed community conversation at a time when the existence of facts, and basic human rights are under attack. Through nationwide participation and strength in numbers, these screenings are intended to galvanize people at the crossroads of cinema and community, and bring us together to foster communication and resistance against current efforts to undermine the most basic tenets of our society."
Participating theaters that charge admission will be donating a portion of the proceeds to local charities and organizations, or using the proceeds for the purposes of underwriting future educational and community-related programming
You can also find out more specific details on a venue by venue basis about special guest speakers and moderators, as well as charitable groups who will be participating and/or to which contributions will be made.
National Screening Day / April 4
ALASKA
Gold Town Theater / Juneau
ALABAMA
Capri Theatre / Montgomery
ARIZONA
Alamo Drafthouse Chandler / Chandler
FilmBar/ Phoenix
Loft Cinema / Tucson
CALIFORNIA
Art Theater / Long Beach
Alexander Valley Film Society / Cloverdale
Balboa Theater / San Francisco
The Cinefamily / Los Angeles
Davis Varsity / Davis
http://www.davisvarsity.net/events/ El Rey Theater Alliance / Chico
The Frida Cinema / Santa Ana
Lark Theater / Larkspur
Osio Theater / Monterey
Palm Cinema / San Luis Obispo
The State Theatre / Modesto
New Parkway / Oakland
Scotts Valley Public Library / Scotts Valley
UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum / Los Angeles
Varsity Theatre / Davis
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts / San Francisco
COLORADO
Chief Theater / Steamboat Springs
International Film Series / Boulder
Sie FilmCenter / Denver
CONNECTICUT
Avon Theatre Film Center / Stamford
Cinestudio / Hartford
Madison Art Cinemas / Madison
Real Art Ways / Hartford
Yale Film Colloquium / New Haven
FLORIDA
All Saints Cinema / Tallahassee
Burns Court Cinemas (Sarasota Film Society) / Sarasota
Cyclops Cinema / Gainesville
Coral Gables Art Cinema / Coral Gables
Movies of Lake Worth / Lake Worth
O Cinema Wynwood / Miami
Stonzek Theatre of the Lake Worth Playhouse / Lake Worth
Sun-Ray Cinema / Jacksonville
GEORGIA
Cine / Athens
HAWAII
Doris Duke Theatre / Honolulu Museum of Art / Honolulu
IOWA
FilmScene / Iowa City
ILLINOIS
Wilmette Theatre / Wilmette
INDIANA
Art Theatre / Hobart
Cicada Cinema / Bloomington
Cinema Center / Ft. Wayne
KANSAS
Liberty Hall / Lawrence
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Theatre / Lexington
Speed Art Museum / Louisville
MASSACHUSETTS
Academy of Music Theatre / Northampton
Beacon Cinema / Pittsfield
Images Cinema / Williamstown
The Luna Theater / Lowell
The Cape Ann Cinema & Stage / Gloucester
The Brattle Theatre / Cambridge
Triplex Cinema / Great Barrington
MARYLAND
Old Greenbelt Theatre / Greenbelt
MAINE
Railroad Square Cinema / Waterville
MICHIGAN
Capital City Film Festival / Lansing
Cinema Detroit / Detroit
Michigan Theater / Ann Arbor
The State Theatre / Traverse City
Vickers Theatre / Three Oaks
MINNESOTA
Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul's St. Anthony Main Theatre / Minneapolis
Sheldon Theatre / Red Wing
Zinema 2 / Duluth
MISSOURI
Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet / Kansas City
Cinema St. Louis (in partnership with the St. Louis Public Library) / St. Louis
Screenland Armour Theatre / Kansas City
MONTANA
Art House Cinema & Pub / Billings
The Roxy Theater / Missoula
NORTH CAROLINA
Cameo Art House Theatre / Fayetteville
Charlotte Film Society (at C3 Lab) / Charlotte
Fine Arts Theatre / Asheville
Rialto Theater / Raleigh
NEBRASKA
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center / Lincoln
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Putnam Screening Room / Keene
Red River Theatres / Concord
NEW MEXICO
Guild Cinema / Albuquerque
Taos Center for the Arts / Taos
Violet Crown Cinema / Santa Fe
NEW YORK
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn / Brooklyn
Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers / Yonkers
Anthology Film Archives / New York
Cinema Arts Centre / Huntington
Cinemapolis / Ithaca
Cornell Cinema* / Ithaca
Film Society of Lincoln Center / New York
GE Theatre at Proctors / Schenectady
IFC Center / New York
Jacob Burns Film Center / Pleasantville
The Little Theatre / Rochester
The Palace Theatre / Syracuse
Nitehawk Cinema / Brooklyn
Picture House Regional Film Center / Pelham
Rosendale Theatre / Rosendale
The Moviehouse / Millerton
Upstate Films / Rheinbeck
Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College / Saratoga Springs
NEW JERSEY
The Highland Park Outdoor Movie Theater / Highland Park
OHIO
Athena Cinema / Athens
Gateway Film Center / Columbus
The Nightlight Cinema / Akron
OKLAHOMA
Circle Cinema / Tulsa
OREGON
Bijou Art Cinemas / Eugene
Cinema 21 Theatre / Portland
City Lights Cinemas / Florence
The Clinton Street Theater* / Portland
Salem Cinema / Salem
PENNSYLVANIA
The Colonial Theatre / Phoenixville
Haverford College / Haverford
Hollywood Theater / Pittsburgh
Midtown Cinema / Harrisburg
Pittsburgh Filmmakers / Pittsburgh
PFS Roxy Theater / Philadelphia
Row House Cinema / Pittsburgh
SMALL STAR Art House / York
Zoetropolis / Lancaster
RHODE ISLAND
Cable Car Cinema / Providence
Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center / Newport
SOUTH CAROLINA
The Nickelodeon Theatre / Columbia
SOUTH DAKOTA
Cinema Falls / Sioux Falls
TEXAS
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Mason Park / Katy
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Montecillo / El Paso
Alamo Drafthouse Ritz / Austin
Texas Theatre / Dallas
Violet Crown Cinema / Austin
UTAH
Park City Film Series / Park City
Salt Lake Film Society - Tower Theater / Salt Lake City
VERMONT
Savoy Theater / Montpelier
Woodstock Town Hall Theatre / Woodstock
VIRGINIA
The Byrd Theatre / Richmond
Violet Crown Cinema / Charlottesville
WASHINGTON
Capitol Theater / Olympia
The Grand Cinema / Tacoma
Pickford Film Center / Bellingham
Seattle International Film Festival / Seattle
WEST VIRGINIA
Raleigh Playhouse / Beckley
West Virginia University / Morgantown
WISCONSIN
Avalon Theater/ Milwaukee
CANADA
Original Princess Cinema / Waterloo, ON
The Royal / Toronto, ON
Rio Theatre / Vancouver, BC
VIFF Vancity Theatre / Vancouver, BC
Contact: UnitedStateOfCinema@gmail.com
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LocationThe Palace Theater (View)
2384 James Street
Syracuse, NY 13206
United States
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