USA TODAY NETWORK Launches National Tour for Screenings of “The Wall”
June 28 2018 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Film portion of the Pulitzer Prize-winning
reporting package will be shown in communities across the
country.
USA TODAY NETWORK, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), is
hosting a nationwide series of screenings of the “The Wall,” a
feature-length documentary, part of the Pulitzer-prize winning
multiplatform explanatory report, “The Wall: Untold Stories,
Unintended Consequences.” The project, led by the Arizona Republic
and USA TODAY NETWORK, explores the issues and consequences of
President Trump’s proposed wall between the United States’ border
with Mexico.
The film features rare footage from some of the most remote
reaches of the U.S. – from the canyons of Texas’ Big Bend National
Park to the Southern Arizona desert as Border Patrol agents recover
bodies from the desert. Viewers will be able to watch journalists
from the Arizona Republic and throughout the USA TODAY NETWORK
travel the length of the U.S.-Mexico border – by land and air –
documenting the possible effects of a wall on security,
communities, commerce, the environment, immigrants and property
rights.
Screenings will be held on multiple dates in locations across
the country. Some showings will include moderated panel discussions
with USA TODAY NETWORK journalists and a special edition of the
report that includes a guide for facilitating community discussions
about immigration issues.
The tour locations and dates currently confirmed for 2018
are:
- Washington, D.C./The Newseum – July
14
- Phoenix/Harkins Theaters – July 16,
18
- Nashville/Nashville Public Library –
July 24
- El Paso – August 1
- Lafayette, La. – August 24
- Los Angeles/USC Annenberg School of
Journalism – September 6
- Austin/Online News Association
conference – September 13
- Murfreesboro, TN/Middle Tennessee State
University – October 2, 3
- Louisville, KY – October 4
- Corpus Christi – November 15
“The Wall project provides tremendous illumination on a timely,
relevant and incredibly complex issue facing our nation,” said
Maribel Perez Wadsworth, president, USA TODAY NETWORK and
publisher, USA TODAY. “This powerful documentary offers another
important dimension to help viewers better understand what’s at
stake, and a vital window to the diverse viewpoints at the heart of
this debate.”
"Screening the ‘The Wall’ documentary is important for
continuing to inform people about critical issues at the border,”
said Nicole Carroll who was editor of the Arizona Republic at the
time project was done and is now the editor in chief of USA TODAY.
“The film has the ability to spur conversations about immigration
that people need to have as our policymakers shape our country’s
border policy.”
More information about the tour and updates on additional
screenings can be found at
https://borderwallmovie.usatoday.com/.
About USA TODAY NETWORK
USA TODAY NETWORK, part of Gannett Co, Inc. (NYSE: GCI), is the
largest local-to-national media organization in the country,
powered by our award-winning newsrooms and marketing solutions
business. With deep roots in local communities spanning the
U.S. with more than 100 brands, plus USA TODAY, we engage more than
125 million people every month through a diverse portfolio of
multi-platform content offerings and experiences. For more
information, visit www.gannett.com.
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