Thursday, May 28, 9:15

Sacramento's TRASH FILM ORGY invades the Cerrito Speakeasy...with their very own movie!!!
MONSTER FROM BIKINI BEACH is the story of a primordial fiend who rises from the murky depths to quench its insatiable lust for Bikini-Clad Beauties. One man dares suspect a truth too terrifying to believe, while a crooked cop tries to cash in on the score of a lifetime! Thrown together by destiny, the two find themselves locked in the final bloody battle to defend Bikini Beach. Will they be in time to save the Lovely Ladies of Camaroville from the Beast’s Wanton Rampage of Total Terror or will they die trying?!
Plus!
A BIKINI GIRL CONTEST
live on stage, trailers, & more!
http://trashfilmorgy.com/
Admission: $8

  

June 7 2009 - 2:30P.M.

The Greatest Silence
by Lisa Jackson 76 minutes subtitled, Congo
Since the late 1990s, more people have died in war-torn Congo than in any conflict since World War II. In addition to the dead, hundreds of thousands of woman and girls have been raped. Rape, is a weapon of war, part of a destabilization covering the theft of valuable minerals. Rape victims are traumatized, injured, abandoned by husbands, pregnant, and ravaged by disease. Lisa Jackson, herself a sexual-assault victim, interview soldiers who rape seemingly routinely; she asks them why. In Bakuva, (east Congo), we meet women and children, a doctor, a policewoman, and a government minister. They comment. There is no end in sight.
Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}
Admission $7.00
Hosted by: Bay-Area-Friends-of-the-Congo

  

Sunday, June 7, 1:00PM

As a benefit for Ki Research Institute we proudly present Akira Kurosawa's fully restored action masterpiece SEVEN SAMURAI (1954, 203 minutes). The Ki Research Institute's (KRI) mission is to educate the public in the principles of coordination of Mind & Body. These principles include changing our reactions to problems, conflict or aggression by using relaxation and centered action. Teaching these principles to people incarcerated in jails, to police officers, to parents, teachers, and all who lead stressful lives, will hopefully improve how we react to one another, and in turn, reduce conflict in our community. KRI provides programs to the City of Richmond and Albany as well as host workshops locally and nationally. Please visit http://www.kionline.org/ for more information.

Sunday June 14, 2PM

UNVEILED
Do our personal views affect our community and future generations to come? How do we move towards acceptance of self and others? Please join us for a community screening and discussion of two short narrative films that explore identity and the cultural experience. “Unveiled” looks at how a young Muslim girl faces backlash following a recent terrorist bombing. After a schoolyard confrontation, we are left wondering who is the real enemy.
Directed by Manijeh Gonzalez Fata.
OPENED
follows a Vietnamese-American woman who is searching to open her eyes through surgery. Through this journey, it is her daughter, who reveals what is truly important.
Directed by Van Minh Nguyen. Co-sponsored by the Oakland Film Office.

Saturday June 13, 6PM and Sunday, June 14, 5PM

The late, great Paul Newman is immortal as the prison farm rebel in
COOL HAND LUKE (1967)
Admission: $7

July 5, 2009 - 2:30 P.M.

Zulu Love Letter
100 minutes, South Africa, in English and Zulu with English subtitles, South African, Director/Producer: Ramadan Suleman

“A hot-blooded drama decrying the way South Africans have repressed the years of apartheid.” - Variety

“In this richly evocative and compelling film, the director imaginatively picks through the director imaginatively picks through the haunting, psychic debris of South Africa’s political history. Juxtaposing personal and national struggles, past and present, loss and recovery emotional distances and bridges, trauma and healing, this unsparing exploration of history’s often hidden recesses embody women’s experiences as well as tenacious spirit and, remarkably, offer an intricate tapestry of hope.” -Jude G. Akudinobi, University of California.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission could not heal all the wounds left behind by the apartheid era. Thandeka, a journalist, is still traumatized by the murder of a schoolgirl, which she witnessed years before. She can find no peace before tracking down the perpetrators and finding the body of the schoolgirl so it can have a decent memorial
Admission $7.00
Hosted by: Committee for South African Solidarity - COSA

  

Saturday July 11, 6PM and Sunday July 12, 5PM

Ray Harryhausen's famously animated take on the legendary Greek mythology epic
JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963)
Admission: $7

Tuesday, July 14, 9:15

Benefit for the Boni Boyer Scholarship Foundation
http://www.discomusic.com/people-more/1552_0_11_0_C/
BEBE'S KIDS iRobin meets Jamika and is so smitten he agrees to take her and her son to Funland, she shows up with her friend Bebe's Kids...These kids have a reputation for being misbehaved, ill-tempered, and rambunctious which sets the tone for funny antics!!!! Seventeen years later, thousands of children wreaking havoc in 2009 are affectionately referred to as "Bebe Kids." Bebe's Kids, is an animated feature, based upon comedian Robin Harris' Bebe's Kids" stand-up comedy act...The backdrop is a Hip-Hop inspired soundtrack and graffiti art style... The movie's theme has become an urban legend.The Boni Boyer Scholarship Foundation provides scholarships to low-income students with learning differences. The late Boni Boyer played 11 instruments, a songbird, and actress. She was a member of Prince's Tupac and Lionel Ritchie bands to name a few. Bebe's Kids" was one of her favorite films.
Admission: $9

Sunday, July 19, 2PM

As a benefit for Making Waves
http://www.making-waves.org/
we present the original animated version of E.B. White's classic family fairy tale
CHARLOTTE'S WEB (1973).

Honoring and utilizing our rich history and culture, Making Waves Education Program will prepare young people to help revitalize and construct healthy, sustainable communities. Through rigorous academic preparation, Making Waves Education Program will ensure that our youth acquire the skills necessary to gain acceptance to and graduate from four-year colleges and universities. Ultimately, a quality education will enable Wave-Makers to become productive and contributing members of our community.
Admission: $9

Sunday, July 26, 2PM

The El Cerrito Green Party presents
HEALTH, MONEY AND FEAR
Our Health Care System is beyond broken or sick. It's dumb. We spend more than twice as much per capita than most developed countries, the taxpayer is already paying for 60% of the total bill, and, by any measure of public health, our results are poor. Driven by technology and fear of liability, physicians order tests and treatments without regard for cost. Patients and families embrace unreasonable expectations. Drug companies successfully market expensive drugs that, at best, are marginally more effective than less expensive, older ones. As our primary care providers continue to disappear, increasing fragmentation of care, costs will rise and outcomes will worsen. Most significantly, the insurance industry adds nothing to "health" and greatly to total cost, which is increasingly a burden to our economy and threat to the financial solvency of our government. What's more, our State government are having to divert money to health care from education, infrastructure and protecting the environment, all of which may have more impact on the health of our society than access to a doctor. Achieving "Universal Access", which is a moral imperative, without focusing on controling cost is a prescription for disaster. There are many lawmakers in powerful positions who understand this, but cower to the "political wisdom" that voters don't want single payer and the lobbyists will defeat them in the next round of elections if they speak their truth. WE need to inform the public and educate our politicians so they will show real leadership to transform our health care system in a postive manner. Our health care system should be more about health and less about money. Instead of chaos, driven by profits, Somebody needs to be in charge of making sure we are getting the most health and the least suffering for our public health care dollars. Our health care system should be more about health and less about profits.
http://www.ourailinghealthcare.com/