Unconvention

Very cool piece on the film and me on MPR.  With a chockload of extras including my favorite:How McCain and Palin compare to Neil Diamond

Great article on the film

From The Minnesota Daily

BY Tony Libera

It has now been more than seven months since the 2008 Republican National Convention came to its resounding end. The events of those four intense days continue to play out, yet many have already forgotten what exactly transpired. In his first political documentary, “Unconvention,” local director Chris Strouth combats this widespread amnesia by exhibiting a broad collection of interviews and firsthand accounts of both the order of the convention and the mayhem on the streets. The result is an engaging, at times terrifying, record of the 2008 RNC.

What sets the film apart is the style in which it is presented. Strouth doesn’t attempt an all-encompassing narrative; he doesn’t even make a political statement. Instead, he simply tells the story through the filmed experiences of journalists from a variety of political and social backgrounds. These ranging perspectives help tell all sides of the story, and while no film is free of bias, “Unconvention” certainly takes a crack at complete objectivity.

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Sat. May 2nd 7:30 pm  Escape Java Joint (916 Williamson St.)

Unconvention will get its premiere screening at the 27 annual Minneapolis-St.Paul International Film Festival at the St. Anthony Main Theater Sunday April 26  5:15pm

You can buy tickets here ahead of time,here. There is a good  chance that it will sell out so  get’em now.

Better safe then sorry!