On Thursday, March 2 at 7:30 pm the City of Takoma Park will offer a vintage movie night that will feature films on World War II. The event will take place at the Takoma Park Community Center, located at 7500 Maple Avenue. Additional information below, courtesy of the City of Takoma Park:
“As we witness the ongoing horror of the war in Ukraine, independent filmmaker Richard Hall will share a variety of vintage anti-war films which draw parallels between the conflict in Ukraine and the Vietnam War and highlight ongoing efforts to promote peace and equality.
The screening will feature anti-Vietnam War films and ads created by peace activists, including the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom. The Yippies (Youth International Party) take center stage in a delightfully bizarre short film satirizing the protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Richard Hall also will screen his own anti-war and mock educational short film titled Daddy Why Do People Have Wars?. Hall worked at C-SPAN for 30 years as a video journalist, and he has organized Vintage Movie Nights in Takoma Park for more than a decade. You can learn more about his documentaries at nerdsmakemedia.com.”