The Film Studies Department contacted me a while ago about bringing in director Ron Mann and showing his 1999 film Grass. We agreed to show it, it's always cool to have a director on site. I wasn't sure how many people would come as Grass is about 10 years old and out on DVD. It ended up he has a new film called Know Your Mushrooms he was willing to show as well. That is even cooler, it plays at the Berlin and Victoria Film Festivals not long after it shows at Western Film.
There was a bit of hesitation about the combination of films as Grass is about the history of marijuana and Mushrooms has some content about 'magic' mushrooms. We didn't want it to appear as if we were promoting drug use.
So for any readers who actually live in London, Grass is playing at 2pm Saturday Jan 24th, there will be a Q&A with Ron Mann about 3:30 and Know Your Mushrooms will play at 4pm. Admission is Free.
Hope to see you there.
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