Free screening of the award-winning documetary The Witness
How does a construction contractor from a tough Brooklyn neighborhood become an impassioned animal advocate? In the award-winning documentary The Witness, Eddie Lama explains how he feared and avoided animals for most of his life, until the love of a kitten opened his heart, inspriing him to rescue abandoned animals and bring his message of compassion to the streets of New York. With humor and sincerity, Eddie tells the story of his remarkable change in consciusness. "The Witness...may be the most important and persuasive film about animals ever made." ~Howard Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times.
Screening followed by a discussion with Marisa Miller and Josepghine Bellaccomo of UFETA (Unitarian Universalists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.) Refreshments and childcare will be provided.
Location: The Fourth Universalist Society, Beaumont Hall, 160 Central Park West (at W. 76th St.)
