Crandell Theatre proudly presents “Making History – Marking the 50th Anniversary of the 1971 May Day Protests as Recorded by Videofreex, Mayday 1971 Raw.” This virtual community event features access to a 66-minute, 21st century edit of the original video compilation from the historic 1971 May Day protest against the war in Vietnam, the largest civil disobedience event in American history. Participants are invited to view the film and tune in to a panel discussion on May 1st at 5 p.m. To gain access to the film, please register for the event here. A link to view the film will be sent via email with registration confirmation. The panel discussion will be focused on Mayday 1971 Raw, local community members who were present in Washington D.C. that day, and the lasting impact of political activism and social change as it relates…

2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films
Live Action: The Present – Farah Nabulsi (Palestine) Feeling Through – Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski (USA) Two Distant Strangers – Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe (USA) White Eye – Tomer Shushan and Shira Hochman (Israel) The Letter Room – Elvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan (USA) Animation: Burrow – Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat (USA) Genius Loci – Adrien Mérigeau and Amaury Ovise (France) Opera – Erick Oh (USA/South Korea) If Anything Happens I Love You – Will McCormack and Michael Govier (USA) Yes-People – Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson (Iceland) BONUS FILMS: Kapaemahu (USA) The Snail and the Whale (UK/Germany) To Gerard (USA) Documentary: A Love Song for Latasha – Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan (USA, 18 min.) Do Not Split – Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook (USA/Norway, 36 min.) Hunger Ward – Skye Fitzgerald and…