FILM: STREET FIGHT
Brown Bag Films

Date & Time:
November 3 ,2006
12:00 PM

Location:
Research Park Library, Room B112

Department or Sponsor:
Media Library

Brief Information:
Nominated, Best Documentary Feature, Academy Awards. Street Fight chronicles the bare-knuckles race for Mayor of Newark, NJ between Cory Booker, a 32-year old Rhodes Scholar/Yale Law School grad, and Sharpe James, the four-term incumbent and undisputed champion of New Jersey politics. Fought in Newark's neighborhoods and housing projects, the battle pits Booker against an old-style political machine that uses any means necessary to crush its opponents: city workers who do not support the mayor are demoted; "disloyal" businesses are targeted by code enforcement; a campaigner is detained and accused of terrorism; and disks of voter data are burglarized in the night.

Attendance:
Open to the Public
projected attendance :under 100

Price & Ticket Information
free

Contact Information:
Telephone Number: 940-565-2480
Email: sueparks@library.unt.edu
Web:http://www.library.unt.edu/media