UW Cinematheque,
presents a special event screening in conjunction with the Trans Conference

Blue Vinyl
with introduction and Q&A by Director Judith Helfand

Friday, October 20 7:30 pm
4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave
Please arrive early to guarantee a seat

Blue Vinyl (2002, USA , 98 min., Digibeta) Production Company: Next Wave Films. Directors: Daniel B. Gold, Judith Helfand. Director of Photography: Daniel B. Gold. Editor: Sari Gilman. Original Music: Stephen Thomas Cavit. Sound: Charles Gansa. Originally released in the United States January 2002. Tape courtesy Bullfrog Films

Activist filmmaker Judith Helfand, who explored the devastating effects of DES on her own body in A HEALTHY BABY GIRL (SFJFF 1997) marches to the centers of vinyl production to get the skinny on the seemingly harmless plastics, used not only to make cheap, durable siding but also flooring, toys, credit cards, IV bags. Taking a personal comedic approach, directors Helfand and Gold brilliantly link unlikely stories and characters across continents, race, and class to uncover the impact of vinyl manufacturing and disposal on the atmosphere, the food chain, and humans.

Directions to Vilas Communications Hall:
Turn right out of Pyle
Follow Langdon Street to Park Street
Turn left on Park Street to University Ave.
Cross University Avenue, you will be facing Vilas Hall.
Take the steps or ramp to 3rd floor. Go up the outdoor staircase to the fourth floor.  
4070 Vilas, also known as the Parliamentary Room, is located in the middle of the fourth floor plaza, separate from the rest of the building.

Funding for the fall 2006 Cinematheque has been provided by generous grants from the Anonymous Fund and the Brittingham Foundation. Special thanks to Dean Gary Sandefur, Associate Dean Magdalena Hauner, Associate Dean Chuck Halaby , and the College of Letters and Science for their continued support.

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