Each week, Fletcher Powell finds the independent and non-commercial films showing in Wichita and the surrounding areas and brings them to you in this handy guide.
Coming up: A contest to capture the experience of the American Indian Festival.
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American Graffiti
July 18, 7:00 p.m.
40th Anniversary screening of George Lucas' Oscar-nominated film
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
July 22, 6:00 p.m.
First part of the two-part Harry Potter finale, as the Orpheum concludes its run of the entire series
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Monseñor: The Last Journey of Oscar Romero
July 23, 7:00 p.m.
Wichita Peace and Social Justice Center
Documentary on the Archbishop in El Salvador in the 1970s who spoke out for the poor against a backdrop of violence
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Matewan
July 26, 7:30 p.m.
SEIU Hall, 3340 W Douglas
John Sayles' extraordinary dramatization of a 1920s West Virginia coal miners' labor dispute
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American Indian Festival Film Contest
July 28, 2:00 p.m.
Screening and awards for films submitted to the contest to document the experience of Wichita's American Indian Festival
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
July 29, 6:00 p.m.
Conclusion of the Harry Potter series
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Music: Bill Haley & His Comets - "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock"