Please join Dos Vatos Productions and UA’s Hanson Film Institute for the FREE gala premiere of PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE, the unforgettable story of student activism in Tucson. In addition to the filmmakers and the student and teacher stars, the evening will include performances by Tucson High School Mariachi, Folklorico, and Drum Line prior to the screening. There will also be a gallery showing of photography by Jeff Smith, who created a collection of portraits inspired by the film.
The premiere will be held Thursday, March 24th, 6:00pm – 10:30pm at The Historic Fox Tucson Theatre Downtown, 17 West Congress Street, Tucson, AZ
PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE
Director: Ari Luis Palos; Producer: Eren Isabel McGinnis
Documentary/60 Minutes
PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE interweaves the transformative stories of students in the Mexican American Studies Program at Tucson High School. The program has become a model of educational success with 100% of their students graduating from high school and 82% attending college. We filmed their social justice throughout an entire school year to document disenfranchised youth becoming engaged, informed and active Chicanos. However, Arizona lawmakers believe the students are being indoctrinated with dangerous ideology and that the classes teach anti-American, anti-capitalist destructive ethnic chauvinism. It also features a soundtrack by acclaimed musician Naim Amor.
For more information about the film, please visit: www.dosvatos.com/InProduction. Watch the trailer HERE!
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