Global Peace Film Festival

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Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution

USA/France, 2012, 91 mins.

Director: Deborah Riley Draper

2023 is the 50th anniversary of the landmark event at the Château de Versailles outside of Paris where top American and French designers and models faced off in a lavish, once-in-a-lifetime show that changed the course of fashion history. The legendary face-off that took place on November 28th, 1973, pitted five American designers (Anne Klein, Stephen Burrows, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta and Halston) against five French designers (Yves St. Laurent, Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy, Pierre Cardin and Emanuel Ungaro).
FRIDAY, SEPT. 22, 5:30pm, WINTER PARK LIBRARY

It’s Basic

USA, 2023, 77 mins.

Director: Marc Levin

In his 2020 presidential campaign, Andrew Yang proposed giving every American $1000 in monthly income, which helped bring the issue of Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) to national public awareness. By that time, several US cities had already begun GBI pilot programs which provided $500 per month to a select group of people for one year. It’s Basic follows the progress of the program against the backdrop on widening income gaps, politics and growing social concern.

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Guaranteed in Gary

USA, 2023, 11 mins.

Director: Darryl Parham

Guaranteed in Gary follows a guaranteed income experiment in Gary, Indiana, where residents receive a gift of $500 per month for a year. The G.I.V.E. program is designed to reducehousehold stress and create the mental space to imagine new pathways to life  goals. The experiment confirms that poverty isn’t a lack of character; it’s a lack of cash. One recipient, Augustine, is inspired to return to school at age 67.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 22, 7:45pm, WINTER PARK LIBRARY