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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Film Screening of 'Milk' Event

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Time:
19:00 - 22:00
Date:
10 February 2017
Venue:
Building 58, Room 1007, LCR/C

For more information regarding this event, please email LGBT+ Student Society at lgbt@unionsouthampton.org .

Event details

The LGBT+ Student Society are hosting a film screening of Milk.

Milk is a 2008 American biographical film based on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Dustin Lance Black, the film stars Sean Penn as Milk and Josh Brolin as Dan White, a city supervisor who assassinated Milk and Mayor George Moscone. The film was released to much acclaim and earned numerous accolades from film critics and guilds. Ultimately, it received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, winning two for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Penn and Best Original Screenplay for Black.

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