RESISTANCE CINEMA Presents “AN UNREASONABLE MAN”, IFC First Take & Red Envelope Entertainment, Produced and Directed by Henriette Mantel and Steve Skrovan, 2006, 120 minutes
WHEN: Sunday January 10th, 1:30 pm
WHERE: Community Church of NYC Gallery Room, 28 East 35th st. @ park ave.
ADMISSION: Free, donations appreciated
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Please note we are starting a bit later than usual so you can enjoy
THE CCNY ARTGROUPS EXHIBIT from 1 – 1:30pm
“SMALLWORKS”
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AN UNREASONABLE MAN
Come once again to enjoy our brand new wide screen 73 inch HDTV as we kick off the new year with this affectionate and absorbing portrait of a man who has not only influenced all of our lives for the better but has helped shape and define an era; Ralph Nader. His new bestselling book “Only The Rich Can Save Us” puts him once again at the forefront of contemporary thinking on the issues that face our country.
In 1966, General Motors, the most powerful corporation in the world, sent private investigators to dig up dirt on an obscure thirty-two year old public
interest lawyer named Ralph Nader, who had written a book critical of one of their cars, the Corvair. The scandal that ensued after the smear campaign was revealed launched Ralph Nader into national prominence and established him as one of the most admired Americans and the leader of the modern Consumer Movement.
Over the next thirty years and without ever holding public office, Nader built a 
legislative record that is the rival of any contemporary president. Many things we take for granted including seat belts, airbags, product labeling, no nukes, even the free ticket you get after being bumped from an overbooked flight are largely due to the efforts of Ralph Nader and his citizen groups. Yet today, when most people hear the name "Ralph Nader," they think of the man who gave the country George W. Bush.
As a result, after sustaining his popularity and effectiveness over an unprecedented
amount of time, he has become a pariah even among former friends and allies. How did this happen? Is he really to blame for George W. Bush? Who has stuck by him and who has abandoned him? Has our democracy become a consumer fraud? After being so right for so many years, how did he seem to go so wrong?
With the help of exciting graphics, rare archival footage and over forty on-camera interviews conducted over the past two years, "An Unreasonable Man" traces the life and career of Ralph Nader, one of the most unique, important, and controversial political figures of the past half century. 
