The documentary is presented by Docs in Progress and We Are Takoma.
Docs in Progress and We Are Takoma are partnering for a free screening of Keeping the Kibbutz Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m., at the Takoma Park Community Center. DC-based filmmakers Tessa Moran and Ben Crosbie made the documentary about how the kibbutz was a movement focused on a communal lifestyle and economy, but often transitioned to a capitalist model that the modern economic climate of Israel demands. "Keeping the Kibbutz examines the challenges faced by a community in transition from the perspective of some of its most devoted members," according to promotional material about the event. "While some members faced heartbreak, others found new opportunities, and the kibbutz marched toward an inevitable end. This is a story about nostalgia, the …
Admission to the screening is free.
If you're interested in discovering the next Errol Morris or Ken Burns, the Docs in Progress event sponsored by We Are Takoma Thursday night might be the event for you. Essakane Unveiled will be screened for free at 7:30 p.m. at the Takoma Park auditorium as part of the Docs in Progress series. Filmmakers Kiley Kraskouskas, Leola Calzolai-Stewart and Andrea Pappito will be on hand to take questions. Essakane Unveiled is the story of the most remote music festival in the world, Festival au Desert. The festival brings together western musicians to jam with Malian, Tuareg, and West African musicians to foster cultural exchange and economic development. But violence between rebel Tuaregs and the Malian government threatens the fate of the …
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