This Week at Facets! July 16 - 23!

It's another packed week at Facets Cinematheque!

Opening tomorrow, Friday, July 17, The End of the Line, directed by Rupert Murray (Unknown White Male), is the first major documentary that reveals the impact of overfishing on our oceans.

In the film, we see firsthand the effects of our global love affair with fish as food. Filmed over two years, The End of the Line follows investigative reporter Charles Clover as he confronts politicians and celebrity restaurateurs, who exhibit little regard for the damage they are doing to the oceans. One of his allies is the former tuna farmer turned whistleblower Roberto Mielgo - on the trail of those destroying the world's magnificent bluefin tuna population.

Filmed across the world - from the Straits of Gibraltar to the coasts of Senegal and Alaska to the Tokyo fish market - featuring top scientists, indigenous fishermen and fisheries enforcement officials, The End of the Line is a wake-up call to the world.

"An apocalyptic documentary that is as beautiful as it is damning" -Los Angeles Times
"Vital... impressive in scope" -New York Times
"A sobering call to arms" -TimeOut London

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The End of the Line runs Friday, July 17 though Thursday, July 23. For more info, showtimes, tickets and more, visit the Cinematheque online.

Facets Night School continues this Saturday, July 18 at MIDNIGHT with Turning Back The Clock Around Flavor Flav's Neck: Hip-Hop in a Time Capsule, a special class on the hip-hop classic, Wild Style (1982).

Facets' Jason Makman travels back to the Eighties to examine the first hip-hop movie, a document not only of an exploding cultural movement, but also a love story; a tale of an anti-hero struggling for a place in the world; and the spark between downtown and uptown art scenes in early 80's New York!! Stars Fab Five Freddy, the Rock Steady Crew, The Cold Crush Brothers, Grandmaster Flash and more!

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Lecture begins at MIDNIGHT!! Only $5! Admission includes lecture, screening, post-screening discussion, an extensive educational pack on each film, and more. Grindhouse trailers and DVD giveaways round out the experience!

Pitchfork Music Festival ticket stub holders receive $1 off admission price!

For info, tickets and more, visit Facets Night School online.

Coming soon! The drama centered on the Rwandan genocide, Munyurangabo, the doc, Malls R Us, and a Facets Night School devoted to the martial arts/gore great, Riki Oh: The Story of Ricky.