MOAD Movies: The Last Days of the Miami News

Name: MOAD Movies: The Last Days of the Miami News
Start: 2026-08-06T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-08-06T20:30:00-04:00
Location: Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College

Schedule

Thu Aug 06 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College | Miami, FL

Join the Museum of Art and Design for a night at the movies as we screen The Last Days of the Miami News.
About this Event

Join MOAD and AV Club founder Katherine Labuda at the Freedom Tower for a screening of The Last Days of the Miami News followed by a Q&A session with Mel Kaiser, the film's director.

This documentary was shot during the last days of operation for the local newspaper the Miami News. Provided with unlimited access to all areas involved in the publication of the Miami News, film director Mel Kiser captures the final events, thoughts and activities of the staff as they prepare the final issue of the Miami News.

Katharine Labuda, Special Collections & Archives Librarian of Miami Dade-Public Library System, will introduce the film. Director Mel Kiser will be in attendance for a Q&A.

Image: Director Mel Kiser and cameraman Barry Shea film editorial cartoonist Don Wright as he draws his final cartoon for the last issue of the Miami News.