Free Environmental Film Festival Screenings at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 March 27
Press Release 路 Monday, March 24, 2014
Washington, DC
Senator Ed Markey to Introduce Screening of听HR 6161: An Act of Congress
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The 威尼斯人娱乐场, in partnership with the 2014 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation鈥檚 Capital, and the Charles Guggenheim Center for Documentary Film at the 威尼斯人娱乐场, presents two special screenings on Thursday, March 27. At noon, the Archives will screen听The City听补苍诲听Men and Dust; and at 7 p.m.听HR 6161: An Act of Congress.
The free screenings will take place in the听William G. McGowan Theater听at the听. Use the Special Events Entrance, located at Constitution Ave. and 7th Street, NW. Metro accessible on Yellow or Green lines,听Archives/Navy Memorial听蝉迟补迟颈辞苍.
The City听补苍诲听Men and Dust,听noon
Produced for the 1939 New York World鈥檚 Fair,听The City听(33 minutes) is a call to rebuild America鈥檚 cities in the form of planned communities. Featuring a music score by Aaron Copland, and based on an original story outline by American documentary pioneer Pare Lorentz,听The City听describes the changes from the American village of the early 1800s to the industrialized cities of 100 years later.听Men and Dust听(1940; 16 minutes) is an experimental film that dramatizes the living conditions in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas which contributed to a high rate of respiratory illness among lead and zinc miners of the area. The film was selected by the Library of Congress for the 2013 National Film Registry.
HR 6161: An Act of Congress,听7 p.m.
The film will be introduced by Senator Ed Markey, who was one of the co-sponsors of HR 6161. Following the screening, Robert Kaiser, senior correspondent of The Washington Post and author of听Act of Congress: How America鈥檚 Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn鈥檛, and former nine term Congressman from New York Tom Downey will discuss the film and answer audience questions.
Charles Guggenheim鈥檚 1979 documentary,听H.R. 6161: An Act of Congress. Narrated by E. G. Marshall, the 58-minute film documents how a law is enacted by the United States Congress鈥攊n this instance, H.R. 6161, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act. The film follows the journey of one piece of legislation from conception through committee amendment and final passage.
Senator Ed Markey
Senator Ed Markey is a national leader on energy, climate change, and the environment. He currently serves as the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee overseeing international environmental protection, and also serves on the Environment and Public Works Committee. While serving in the House of Representatives, Senator Markey was the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Senator Markey also served as the Chairman of the Select Committee on Global Warming & Energy Independence. He was the House co-author of the only comprehensive climate change bill to ever pass a chamber of Congress, and was the principal House author of the 2007 fuel economy law, the Appliance Efficiency Act of 1987, and the law that established the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.
Congressman Tom Downey
Tom Downey was elected to Congress at the age of 25 where he served as the Democratic representative of the 2nd District of New York for nine terms. He was assigned to a number of prestigious committees including Armed Services, Budget, and the Ways and Means Committee where he served for 14 years. He is currently Chairman of the Downey McGrath Group, an independent, bipartisan government affairs consulting firm in Washington, DC.
Robert Kaiser
Robert G. Kaiser is associate editor and senior correspondent of听The Washington Post. He has worked at听The Washington Post听since 1963, when he worked as a summer intern while still a college student. He is the author of several books, including his latest,听Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't.
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