BAD PRESS

Thursday, March 23 | 7:30 PM | Grange Hall
Saturday, March 25 | 10 AM | First Congregational Church

Dirs. Rebecca Landsberry-Baker and Joe Peeler | Documentary | 2023 | 1 hr. 38 min. | English and Mvskoke with English subtitles

Followed by a discussion with co-directors Rebecca Landsberry-Baker and Joe Peeler, film subject Angel Ellis, and representatives of the Aquinnah Cultural Center 

In Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Angel Ellis is a reporter for Mvskoke Media, striving to give her readers access to all the information relevant to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. It’s not an easy task, given that she and her colleagues believe in truth and transparency, and aren't afraid to challenge authority. But at a session of the tribe’s National Council, its 2015 Free Press Act is repealed, Mvskoke Media's independent editorial board is dissolved, and the newspaper is placed under the control of tribal government. Now the real fight begins. A nuanced tale about abuse of power—and a people’s ability to reclaim it—in a modern Native community, this film won a special jury award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Tickets for these screenings are general admission, and pay-what-you-can.