[VCFilmmakers] How to Fold a Flag: Screening & Panel discussion at Upstate Films Rhinebeck

[Rebecca Fundis]

Hi,

Sunday, May 6th at 11am, Upstate Films Rhinebeck will host a screening of *HOW
TO FOLD A FLAG* along with a panel discussion on the *costs of war*, and
we'd love to get the word out to students at Vassar.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with local
filmmakers Michael
Tucker and Petra Epperlein <http://www.pepperandbones.com/about/>; Stephanie
Savell
<http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/people/directors/stephanie-savell>,
Project Director of the Costs of War Project
<http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/about> at Brown University; Dan
Gettinger <http://robohub.org/author/dan-gettinger/>, co-director of the Center
for the Study of the Drone <http://dronecenter.bard.edu/>; Christopher
McIntosh <http://politicalstudies.bard.edu/faculty/faculty.php?id=8274024>,
Associate Professor of Political Science at Bard College; and Derek McGee
<https://www.marist.edu/liberalarts/globalstudiesfromthefield17.html>,
Marine veteran who served two tours in Iraq.

This event is being presented as part of the ENGAGE Film Series at Upstate
Films, and proceeds will benefit the COSTS OF WAR PROJECT.

Below, please fine additional info on the film, the event, and the Engage
Series. And I've attached a poster, if you'd like to print it out and hang
it on campus...

All best,
Becca
Upstate Films






<https://upstatefilms.org/coming-soon/how-to-fold-a-flag>
How to Fold a Flag
VIEW TRAILER <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8ssIzMfjPU> MORE ON THE
COSTS OF WAR PROJECT <http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/>

Sunday May 6th at 11am, join the Engage Film Series for a benefit screening
of *How to Fold a Flag*, followed by a panel discussion on current U.S.
military actions and their costs to the American public (read the article
that inspired this event here
<https://www.thenation.com/article/the-real-reason-americans-dont-care-about-the-costs-of-war/>).
Proceeds will benefit the Costs of War Project
<http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/> (suggested donation $10).

Panelists include: Filmmakers Michael Tucker & Petra Epperlein
<http://www.pepperandbones.com/about/> (*How to Fold a Flag, Gunner Palace,
Karl Marx City*); Stephanie Savell
<http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/people/directors/stephanie-savell>,
Project Director at Brown University’s Costs of War Project; Dan Gettinger
<http://robohub.org/author/dan-gettinger/>, co-director of the Center for
the Study of the Drone; Christopher McIntosh
<http://politicalstudies.bard.edu/faculty/faculty.php?id=8274024>, Visiting
Assistant Professor of Political Studies at Bard College; and Derek McGee
<https://www.marist.edu/liberalarts/globalstudiesfromthefield17.html>,
Marine veteran who served two tours in Iraq, and author of *An Iraq Vet’s
Journey from Wall Street to OWS *(read here
<https://www.thenation.com/article/iraq-vets-journey-wall-street-ows/>).


*How to Fold a Flag(USA / 2011 / Directed by Michael Tucker & Petra
Epperlein)*
When the American flag is folded at a memorial service, each fold
represents a virtue: liberty, unity, justice, valor, purity, sacrifice,
honor, truth… But what do these virtues and other military ideals mean to
soldiers who come home from war zones to a country largely isolated from,
and at times indifferent to, their service? Tracking four soldiers from the
same artillery unit back to their hometowns after serving in Iraq, *How to
Fold a Flag* follows a cage fighter living under the shadow of a
dishonorable discharge, a convenience store worker who expresses himself
through heavy metal and sarcastic wit, an employee at a hog-processing
plant who’s working toward a college degree through the GI Bill, and a
Social Studies teacher running for Congress. As the men share time at home
with those around them and find ways to define their wartime experience,
the film makes palpable how war and its uncertainties become permanent
parts of life for veterans and their families. Join us for a powerful film
and an inspired discussion about current U.S. military practices at home
and abroad. *Unrated / 1 hr 25 mins.*

*“Through the engagement of significant numbers of concerned citizens, the
status quo of war making might be reversed, and the rising tide of the US
counterterror wars stemmed.” – Stephanie Savell*



*ENGAGE: Learn, Build, Act*
The ENGAGE series presents selected social justice documentary screenings
at Upstate Films. Each film in the series touches upon an issue of our
time. And each screening is followed by a panel discussion where attendees
have the opportunity to learn more from people directly impacted by the
issue. Audiences leave with a card listing steps for how to take action in
their community.

Local groups are coming together to underwrite and present ENGAGE
screenings, enabling the events to be presented for free. Donations are
taken at the door (suggested donation $10) to benefit designated
organizations working on the ground in the Hudson Valley.
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