By Daily Press staff
Santa Monica will get a glimpse into cheerleaders, homelessness and drug-traf-ficking in one place next month.
Dubbed as “LA’s pre-eminent documentary and experimental film showcase,” by LAWeekly, and “eye-opening with postscreening chats that cook,” by LA Magazine — DOCUMENTAL will screen films on March 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Midnight Special Bookstore, 1450 2nd St.
Admission is free, and Santa Monicans can participate in the examination of culture and politics with the filmmakers who are often present for discussion.
“Radical Teen Cheer” in Eli Elliott’s portrait of Los Angeles high school students who boldly express their political views as cheerleaders.
“Ties on a Fence: Women is Downtown L.A. Speak Out,” a documentary by Corina Gamm, depicts the lives of homeless women in downtown Los Angeles.
Gerard Ungerman and Audrey Brohy’s film, “Plan Columbia: Cashing-in on the Drug-War Failure,” probes U.S. government actions to shed light on the complex issues of drug-trafficking and civil struggle, Dyncorp's chemical-spray program and the how oil factors in the Colombian equation.
Interviews include Noam Chomsky, the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, John Conyers, Colombians from all walks of life and guerrilla-leaders.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 18, 2004. Read the original PDF.