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Over the course of two decades, bass player John
Leitham rose in the ranks of the jazz world. Richly
resourced clips, interviews and photographs document
long stints with Mel Tormé and frequent appearances as
part of Doc Severinsen’s “Tonight” show band. From the
sanctified stages of Carnegie Hall, The Blue Note, The
Hollywood Bowl and everywhere in-between, Leitham has
performed with many jazz notables. In 2001, as his fame,
demands, and visibility ratcheted up, so did the urge to
break out and embrace “the she” who he always knew
As ranks of women in the American military swell,
so do incidents of rape. An estimated 30 percent of
servicewomen and at least 1 percent of servicemen
are sexually assaulted during their enlistment and not
by the enemy, but at the hands of fellow soldiers. With
stark clarity and escalating revelations, The Invisible
War exposes a rape epidemic in the armed forces,
investigating the institutions that perpetuate it as well
as its profound personal and social consequences.
We meet characters that embraced their service with
pride and professionalism, only to have their idealism
crushed. Their chilling stories of violent sexual assault
become even more rattling as they seek justice in a
Kafkaesque military legal system. As a courageous few
I STanD CorreCTeD
Audience Award Best Film,
American Documentary Film Festival
FrI NOV 9 8:55 pm-10:20 pm
sAt NOV 10 2:30 pm-3:55 pm
he was. With sex-reassignment surgery, Jennifer emerged. Forging a
path in the male-dominated world of jazz presents many challenges
for women. You will be cheering for this Philadelphian virtuoso who
has always stood brave and strong, been true to herself, and, above all,
remained a unique, creative and passionate musical force.
[Dir, Andrea Meyerson, 2012, US, DCP, 83 mins.]
Website: www.Istandcorrectedmovie.com
The InvISIBLe War
Audience Award, Best Documentary, All Screenings
Sundance Film Festival Sponsored by:
AAUW Delaware and
AAUW Coastal-Georgetown
WED NOV 7 5:50 pm-7:30 pm
FrI NOV 9 2:35 pm-4:10 pm
sAt NOV 10 2:05 pm-3:40 pm
defy victimhood, they face their most challenging fight yet: penetrating
a closed circuit where officers collude, cases are routinely swept under
the rug, and few perpetrators are tried or convicted. The film shows
that casualties of war rage beyond the battlefield.
[Dir. Kirby Dick, 2012, US, Video, 95 mins.]
Website: www.invisiblewarmovie.com
You will have strong feelings after watching this film so please join us for
The Invisible War: A Further Examination, a panel discussion on Sunday,
November 11 from 9:00AM to 10:30AM in the Upstairs Screening Room at the
Movies at Midway. For more information go to page 92.