On November 7th, 8pm Casket Cinema will present THE PRICE OF SAND, the new documentary on Wisconsin Sand mining by local director Jim Tittle. The movie goes in depth on how a mine opened in western part of the state and quickly divided the community. It is a very personal and important investigation of mining, community, business and quality of life. The director will be present afterwards to talk with Mark Wojahn and other special guests. The Q&A takes the mission in the movie farther. We believe in sitting down and talking about issues is part of our responsibility as citizens. We see it as a prelude to action. Petition and a sign up for local organization who address this issue will be present for each attendee to fill out.
It promises to be an outstanding evening. The film is available at http://thepriceofsand.com/
What: "The Price of Sand", plays Thursday, November 7th, at 8pm. Doors at 7:30ish.
Cost: Donation of $5 will go to the filmmaker.
Special Guests: Director, Jim Tittle
Where: Casket Cinema is located in the art studio of Mark Wojahn. The cinema is in the old Northwestern Casket Building, 681 17th Ave NE #145, Minneapolis, MN 55413 (612)781-5223.
Enter the Casket, via the north side loading door. The building front door will only be open on first Thursdays. You must enter through the back entrance to attend this event.
Please bring friends and BYOB. Admission is usually free unless noted.
We are a micro/studio-cinema dedicated to showing the best in independent films and documentaries. After each screening we delve into the subject with a Q& A with special guests and/or filmmakers.
Please rsvp and get more info to get to this screening at the Casket Cinema Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/661041633920864/
Find us on web at www.cassketcinema.com
Films web sites: http://thepriceofsand.com/
As always please BYOB!
see yah,
Mark & Wilbur
dudes at Casket Cinema
http://www.casketcinema.com/
Two years ago, an oil company bought a tract of land in near my mother’s house, in rural Goodhue County, Minnesota. The prospect of an open pit mine led to the formation of an opposition group, a series of public meetings, and a temporary county moratorium on frac sand mining.
I’m a filmmaker, so I visited people who live near existing mines and interviewed them. They told me stories–intense truck traffic, plummeting property values, toxic silica dust–a catalog of complaints that surprised me with its variety and intensity. I made clips from the interviews and posted them on YouTube.
YouTube shorts can provoke discussion (56,000 views so far), but the story of this mining boom is more complex. Good people are on both sides of the issue, and sometimes the facts aren’t obvious. “The Price of Sand” is a 1-hour documentary film that grew out of my short YouTube video project–more extensive, with new stories–a more comprehensive look at what’s happening.