Join MDOCS for a screening of two powerful new documentaries, both distributed by PBS’s prestigious POV -
Not Going Quietly (2021) follows Ady Barkan (Politico's "Most Powerful Activist in America") as his life is upended when he is diagnosed with ALS. After a confrontation with powerful Senator Jeff Flake on an airplane goes viral, catapulting him to national fame, Ady and a motley crew of activists ignite a once-in-a-generation political movement, barnstorming across the country to empower people to confront their elected officials with emotional, personal stories to demand health-care justice.
Call Me Anytime, I’m Not Leaving the House (2022) presents an even more intimate slice of life in the shadow of big political news, as two Ukrainian sisters – one recently emigrated to Brooklyn, the other in war-besieged Odessa – long to be reunited and reminisce about their homeland.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the Skidmore alums who created and worked on them: Sanjna Selva ’21 (Call Me Anytime); Adam Simon ’19 (Not Going Quietly); Aster Gross ’16 (Not Going Quietly); and Amanda Roddy ’14 (Not Going Quietly)
Sponsored by MDOCS, Media & Film Studies, Health and Wellness Office, and the Career Development Center