Film Screening
Event Date:
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Event Location:
CSRC Library - 144 Haines Hall
The CSRC will host a screening of Zoot Suit, the 1981 film version of the Broadway play, on Tuesday, November 16, 3:00–5:00 p.m., in the CSRC Library (144 Haines Hall). Luis Valdez wrote and directed both the play and the film. Zoot Suit fictionalizes the story of the real-life events of the controversial Sleepy Lagoon murder trial, when several young Mexican Americans were wrongfully charged with murder. A discussion will follow the screening.