"Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion."
― Edward Abbey
Join VT House candidates Mari Cordes and Caleb Elder along with VT Gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist at Holley Hall in Bristol for a screening of the film, Denial.
Denial is considered to be a primitive defense developed in early childhood. On the individual level it is effective for short term, but not for long term, especially when we are faced with life threatening conditions like addiction (90% or more will deny that the substances that they are addicted to are harming them) or heart disease or cancer – or the death of our communities and planet. It is also important to point out that with denial, the possibility of oppressing others based on one's inaccurate view of reality is always at hand, if not lurking nearby.
Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/L9Sq5j09HDA
Q&A with Christine Hallquist to Follow
About the film:
DENIAL follows the story of Christine Hallquist, first transgender candidate for Governor, seen through the lens of her filmmaker son Derek, to whom she has granted intimate access for nearly 15 years.
Reviews, in brief:
"Denial compellingly merges our country's refusal to accept the truth of gender's complexity with our denial about climate change and a failed energy system…"
- Dr. Katie Hogan
"Denial tells exactly the kind of complex, deeply personal story about climate change we need at this moment... "
- Catriona Sandilands
"It's an emotionally raw journey of love, fear, and reality."
- Pamela Powell
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