Screening & Discussion: The Untold Story of Betty Reid Soskin
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KALW Public Media pop-up | 220 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104
Event Details
Submitted by the Event Organizer
This free event will showcase a 20-minute work sample for an exciting forthcoming documentary Sign My Name to Freedom, a feature-length film about Betty Reid Soskin that takes her famed work as the country’s oldest national park ranger as a jumping off point, and then explores her hidden life as a singer/songwriter in the 1960s, and her family’s experiences confronting Jim Crow style workplace and residential housing segregation in the Bay Area.
Though she kept her life as a singer-songwriter hidden for more than 50 years, Betty, 102, wants to share that work, and her autobiographical songs, with the world during her lifetime.
Film director Bryan Gibel and his crew have been working with Betty and her family members for eight years to capture her story and bring this documentary to completion.
In addition to previewing a sample of the film, come for a Q & A with Bryan Gibel and other members of the team. You can also help ensure the project reaches completion through a crowdfunding campaign.
Don’t miss this opportunity for a sneak peak at a documentary in progress that sheds light on the struggles and triumphs of iconic Betty Reid Soskin.
It’s free, and all happening at our pop-up event space in San Francisco.
220 Montgomery St., San Francisco, 2 blocks from BART/MUNI
Doors open at 5
Event starts at 6
Free pizza from Joyride Pizza
Refreshments for donation — cash or Paypal only
🆓 The event is free with an RSVP
Please note:
- The event space is just to the left of the main entrance to the Mills Building at 220 Montgomery Street
- We recommend taking BART/MUNI, exiting at Montgomery, and walking two blocks north
- If you drive, there are several garages within two blocks of the event location; Ride-shares can drop off and pick up directly in front of the venue
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: FREE*
