Film Club: Matewan (1987)

Name: Film Club: Matewan (1987)
Start: 2025-01-07T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-07T21:00:00-05:00
Location: 637 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15701

Schedule

Tue Jan 07 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

637 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15701 | Indiana, PA

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Film + Discussion
This week's feature is Matawan, chosen by CJ MaGilton, one of the board members at the Indiana Theater. CJ will lead a short discussion after the film.
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper), a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson (James Earl Jones) and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
Part of our Film Club series, which includes a film & discussion on a favorite film chosen by one of our members, staff, or volunteers. Film Club happens every 1st & 3rd Tuesday at 7pm. $1.00 admission, and free for members! Not a member? Join here and take advantage of all our discounts!