Crandell Theatre proudly presents Mayday 1971 Raw, marking the 50th anniversary of the 1971 May Day peace protests that made history, with record-setting civil disobedience arrests and leading to the end of the Vietnam War. The protestors’ slogan: “If the government won’t stop the war, we’ll stop the government.” The early video documentary was recorded by Mayday Video, an ad hoc group of pioneer video makers, including Videofreex, who lived and had a pirate TV station in the Catskills during the 1970s. 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. Participants are invited to view the film in advance of the event, 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…

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…