Community Corner
Diversity Film "Louder Than a Bomb"
Our summer film, LOUDER THAN A BOMB, is an inspiring
documentary about a diverse group of teenagers working together. .It’s about
passion, competition, teamwork, and trust.
It’s about the joy of being young, and the pain of growing up. It’s
about speaking out, making noise, and finding your voice. And it’s also about
poetry.
Every year, more than six hundred teenagers from over sixty Chicago area schools
gather for the competition. Rather than emphasize individual poets and
performances, the structure of Louder Than a Bomb demands that kids work
collaboratively with their peers, presenting, critiquing, and rewriting their
pieces. To succeed, teams have to create an environment of mutual trust and
support. For many kids, being a part of such an environment—in an academic
context—is life-changing
The film documents four teams confronting stereotypes as they prepare for
and compete in the event. By turns hopeful and heartbreaking, the film captures
the tempestuous lives of these unforgettable kids, exploring the ways writing
shapes their world, and vice versa. This is not "high school poetry"
as we often think of it. This is language as a joyful release, irrepressibly
talented teenagers obsessed with making words dance. How and why they do it—and the community they
create along the way—is the story at the heart of this inspiring film.
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Directed by Greg Jacobs and Jon Siskel.
Ages 12 and up.
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One of the
ten best documentaries of 2011 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Presented by the Piedmont
Appreciating Diversity Committee, the Piedmont League of Women Voters and DiversityWorks
When:Thursday, July 10, 2014
6:30 pm free reception with light
refreshments
7:00 pm screening of film
8:40 pm community discussion
Where: Ellen Driscoll
Playhouse,
325
Highland Avenue
Piedmont, Ca 94611 (near corner of Oakland Ave.)
Cost: Free
“Louder than a Bomb” will also be shown in Oakland on Sat., July 26 at 3:00 pm
New Parkway Theater,
474 24th Street (near Telegraph)
Oakland, 94612
Cost: Free
