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Bending The Arc – newportFILM Outdoors
August 10, 2017 @ 8:05 pm - 9:45 pm
$05
Join us for a newportFILM Outdoors screening of BENDING THE ARC with Dr. Jim Yong Kim, current president of the World Bank!
BENDING THE ARC
newportFILM Outdoors presented by Lila Delman Real Estate International
Thursday, August 10
Ochre Court Lawn, Salve Regina University
100 Ochre Court Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island
6:05PM – Venue & food vendors open
6:50PM – Live music by the Newport String Project
8:05PM – Film followed by discussion with Dr. Jim Yong Kim (President of the World Bank Group) & producer Cori Shepherd Stern, moderated by Kim Ghattas, BBC Journalist
SUGGESTED DONATION: $5
RSVP: bit.ly/ArcDoc
EVENT DETAILS:
– Free popcorn courtesy of St. Michael’s Country Day School
– On-site food vendors: Boru Noodle Bar, A Fork In The Road, Tricycle Ice Cream
– BYO picnic, blankets & chairs
– Bike racks on-site provided by Bike Newport
– Rain Venue: Casino Theatre, 9 Freebody Street, Newport
ABOUT THE FILM:
“Stirring.” – Variety
Thirty years ago, a group of improbable heroes came together on a mission that was both medical and moral, and, by everyone’s estimation other than their own, highly unlikely to succeed. Their goal was simple but daring: to make high quality healthcare available to everyone, even in the world’s poorest countries. Fighting entrenched diseases, political and bureaucratic machinery, and the charity-industrial complex itself, these crusaders forced the international community to embrace the idea that health care must be a basic human right in every society, and went ahead to provide it. In doing so, they have changed the lives of millions of people across the globe. Told through interviews, rare archival material and on-the-ground contemporary footage featuring Dr. Paul Farmer (legendary founder of Partners In Health), Dr. Jim Yong Kim (maverick President of the World Bank Group), and Dr. Agnes Binagwaho (controversial Health Minister of Rwanda), the film is an emotionally charged, dramatic and inspiring journey with these brilliant and headstrong heroes.