FILM SCREENING: A 92 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY
MONDAY APRIL 9, 2007
STITELER HALL AUDITORIUM (ROOM B6)
AT THE CORNER OF 208 S. 37TH STREET (BETWEEN WALNUT AND LOCUST STREETS AT 37TH STREET)
PHILADELPHIA, PA
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
5:30-6:30pm- There will be dinner and mingling.
6:30-8:00pm- Film screening.
8:00-9:00pm- Panel Discussion with reps from Annenberg, PoliSci Dept. and History Dept.
Morse-Levin Productions Presents:
AIN'T EASY BEING GREEN
Directed by Stephen Robert Morse
Edited by Matthew Langhirt
Ain't Easy Being Green depicts the obstacles faced by Carl Romanelli, the Green Party's nominee for United States Senator from Pennsylvania in 2006. A quirky character who set himself apart from the other candidates in this race, Romanelli battled numerous legal challenges from the Democratic Party, because Democrats across the nation were furious that he would spoil the election. But Carl Romanelli did not go away quietly, and this is his story.
Cosponsored by: Political Science Department, Wharton Venture Initiation Program, History Undergraduate Advisory Board, PoliComm, Women's Studies Undergraduate Advisory Board, 34th Street Magazine, The Middle East Forum at Penn, and the Libertarian Speaker Committee.
THIS SCREENING IS COMPLETELY FREE. PLEASE BRING ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS, RELATIVES, AND ANYONE INTERESTED IN POLITICS!
1 comment:
The film is not the whole story... what few, including the filmmaker, take note of is Carl's (and his family's) political connections to the Democratic Party in his hometown. Carl did a brilliant job of destroying the Green Party at the local level - the level where a difference could really be made. His effort (actually lack of) during his run for Senate is well noted - there was reason to question his signatures, and his decision to take money from Blackwater did more to destroy the credibility of the Green Party than perhaps even Carl would have dreamed possible. Perhaps an enterprising investigator could ask Carl if his son's exploits back home put him in an awkward position that required him to repay some favors. Carl is just another professional politician - his run for office was more than likely a move to protect his own best interests.
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