EVENT LINK: https://tinyurl.com/The-Cheech-Film
September 21st, 7pm-9pm EST, Virtual, Free
Virtual Documentary Night is a monthly online event hosted by Community Documentary Night. It is designed to give people the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions on a wide range of topics with people from various backgrounds. This event is in collaboration with the Florida State University Hispanic Graduate Student Association (FSU HiGSA). FSU HiGSA aims to promote Hispanic culture at FSU, to generate a support network that helps new graduate students settle and adapt to FSU and the local community, to mentor graduate students to succeed in academic life and goals, and to generate awareness of social and political issues in Hispanic countries and their relationship with the USA.
For this Special Virtual Documentary Night, in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we are meeting to talk about the documentary, The Cheech. The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum showcases the actor's collection of more than 700 pieces by Mexican-American artists. Told through perspectives of established artists and those who know him best, the film tells his journey from comedy icon to Chicano art advocate. Varda Bar-Kar and Michael Alvarez will be joining us for a special guest Q&A! You can watch the film for free at the link below.