Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, May 02, 2012, Page 11, Image 11

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May 2, 2012
Portland ©hseruer
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Happy 1st
Birthday
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Amir
Washington,
We love you
Focus on Film and Social Justice
The
P o rtla n d
O re g o n
W o m e n ’s
F ilm
F e s tiv a l
(POW Fest), the H ollywood T he­
atre and NW Docum entary will
host a reception and film screen­
ing of Force of Nature, a film that
c e le b r a te s
the life and
workofpro-
g r e s s i ve
jo u rn a lis t
E ll e n
Ratner.
B a rb a ra
Kopple, the
director of
th e d o c u ­
m e n ta ry ,
w ill jo in
Ratner, the
W h ite
House cor­
respondent
and bureau chief for The Talk
Radio Network, during a recep­
tion on Friday, May 4 at 4:30 p.m.
at M agnolia’s Corner, 4075 N.E.
Sandy Blvd., followed at 7:30p.m.
by the screening of the documen-
tary and a question and answer
session at the Hollyw ood T he­
ater, 4122 N.E. Sandy. Blvd.
Kopple is a renow ned advo­
cate of social justice and director
of TV and film. Her long list of
achievem ents include Shut Up
and Sing, which tells the story of
the Dixie Chicks and their re­
sponse to the political fallout
they faced after making comments
critical o f President Bush on the
eve of the Iraq War.
T ickets can be obtained at
powfest.com as well as the H olly­
wood Theatre box office.
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