Friday January 25

7:00 PM   Admission: $5.00

Miss Gulag



Location:  600 4th St, West Sacramento.  That's the corner of 4th & F in West Sacramento (just over the river from downtown near the Pyramid Building).

Through the prism of a beauty pageant staged by female inmates of a Siberian prison camp emerges a complex narrative of the lives of the first generation of women to come of age in Post-Soviet Russia.

Miss Gulag explores the individual destinies of three women: Yulia, Tatiana, and Natasha, all bound together by long prison sentences and circumstances that have made them the vigilantes of their own destinies.

For these women, undoubtedly, life is harsh under the constant surveillance of UF-91/9, but it is no less so on the outside. Today they, their families, and loved ones are sustained by hope for a better life upon release. This is a story of survival told from both sides of the fence.

"A smashing debut by a young documentarian who discovers a unique way to investigate contemporary Russian society." - Hollywood Reporter

And at 10 PM (admission $6.00):



Digital projection on to a large screen.  Seating is mostly on folding chairs.  Feel free to bring a pillow or cushion.

You can always check http://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/

screenings@shiny-object.com

There's great stuff coming, too, including:
Crimewave - the return of this virtually unseen (and completely unavailable) hilarious film from Kids in the Hall director John Paizs
Porn King: The Trials of Al Goldstein - title pretty much says it all...
Abel Raises Cain - doc on the life and hoaxes of legendary media prankster Alan Abel
Final Rinse - obscure comedy with Joey Ramone (in his last film role), Sebastian Bach, The Dictators, The Independents Frank Gorshin and a huge soundtrack featuring The Ramones, Count Five, Last Hard Men, Meat Puppets, Biohazzard, The Bee Gees (?) and more!!