CINEMA EAST SCREENING #6: Above All Else

Premiered at SXSW Film Festival 2014 Synopsis: One man will risk it all to stop the tar sands of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from crossing his land. Shot in the forests, pastures, and living rooms of rural East Texas, "Above All Else" follows David Daniel as he rallies neighbors and environmental activists to join him in a final act of brinkmanship: a tree-top blockade of the controversial pipeline. What begins as a stand against corporate bullying becomes a rallying cry for climate protesters nationwide. As in his previous film, "Mississippi Chicken", director John Fiege puts a human face on a complex case of social injustice, capturing the South in all its drama and contradiction. -------------------------------------------- Post-screening Q&A with director/filmmaker John Fiege Short Film: THE BIG HOUSE, dir. Musa Syeed -------------------------------------------- $3-5 Sliding Scale Door Cover BYOB Film begins at dark (9pm) For more information about Cinema East, visit www.cinemaeastaustin.com