With great regret and a heavy heart we have taken the decision to postpone Global Roots Film Festival: The Reporter until the Fall when it will be recreated as a high profile showcase within the Vermont International Film Festival (Oct 23 – Nov 1).
Directed by Sidney Lumet
USA | 1976 | 121 mins
Sponsored by Holly Cluse
Followed by Q&A with Greg Guma, Bill Lichtenstein, moderated by Fran Stoddard
Howard Beale, a veteran newscaster, is informed by his ratings-driven network executives that he is about to be dumped because he “skews old” – in turn, he uses his next broadcast to announce that he is going to commit suicide on his final program. Screenwriter Paddy Chayevski received the Academy Award for Best Screenplay.