Alonso F. Mayo and Bill Brummel's Viva la Causa and Patrick Creadon's I.O.U.S.A. will be screened in the next installment in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 28th annual "Contemporary Documentaries" series on Wednesday, May 19, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission to all screenings in the series is free.
Viva la Causa tells the story of a small group of abused California farm workers who, led by Cesar Chavez, put themselves on the line after launching a strike and a national boycott against the multimillion-dollar California grape industry. Mayo and Brummel will be present to take questions from the audience following the screening.
I.O.U.S.A. follows former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker on his "Fiscal Wake-Up Tour," while examining the United States' skyrocketing national debt and what needs to be done to take care of the problem. Creadon and co-producer Christine O’Malley will be present to take questions from the audience following the screening.
The 28th annual "Contemporary Documentaries" series continues through June 9, showcasing feature-length and short documentaries drawn from the 2008 Academy Award nominations, "as well as other important and innovative films considered by the Academy that year."
All films will be screened at the Linwood Dunn Theater at the Academy’s Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. All seating is unreserved. The filmmakers will be present at screenings whenever possible.
The Linwood Dunn Theater is located at 1313 Vine Street in Hollywood. Free parking is available through the entrance on Homewood Avenue (one block north of Fountain Avenue). For additional information, visit www.oscars.org or call (310) 247-3600.