Julian Assange Movie - ITHAKA tonight at the San Rafael
Tonight 7 PM, meet Julian Assange's father and see his movie about Julian. in San Rafael
Julian Assange’s father John Shipton, and Gabriel Shipton the producer, will be in San Rafael tonight at the Smith Rafael Film Center theater. ITHAKA
Smith Rafael Film Center
FEATURING GABRIEL SHIPTON + JOHN SHIPTON
3 MARCH - 7:00 PM
SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER, SAN RAFAEL
1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
415.454.5813 Office, 415.454.1222 Showtime Info-Line, rafaeltheater@cafilm.org
ON-STAGE CONVERSATION WITH PRODUCER GABRIEL SHIPTON & SUBJECT JOHN SHIPTON (Julian Assange’s Father)
Filmed over two years across the UK, Europe and the US, this documentary follows 76 year-old retired builder, John Shipton’s tireless campaign to save his son, Julian Assange.
The world’s most famous political prisoner, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has become an emblem of an international arm wrestle over freedom of journalism, government corruption and unpunished war crimes. Now with Julian facing a 175 year sentence if extradited to the US, his family members are confronting the prospect of losing Julian forever to the abyss of the US justice system.
This David-and-Goliath struggle is personal – and, with Julian’s health declining in a British maximum-security prison and American government prosecutors attempting to extradite him to face trial in the US , the clock is ticking.
Weaving historic archive and intimate behind-the-scenes footage, this story tracks John’s journey alongside Julian’s fiancée, Stella Moris, as they join forces to advocate for Julian. We witness John embark on a European odyssey to rally a global network of supporters, advocate to politicians and cautiously step into the media’s glare – where he is forced to confront events that made Julian a global flashpoint.
Ithaka provides a timely reminder of the global issues at stake in this case, as well as an insight into the personal toll inflicted by the arduous, often lonely task of fighting for a cause bigger than oneself.
Rated R for language. Writer/Director: Ben Lawrence (Australia / UK 2022) 106 min.
FRIDAY, MARCH 3 • 7:00
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$13.25 General | $9.75 Senior • Youth • Matinée | $7.75 CAFILM Members
A moving and intimate portrayal of one father’s fight to save his son, Ithaka exposes the brutal realities of the campaign to free Julian Assange.
The world’s most famous political prisoner, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has become an emblem of an international arm wrestle over freedom of journalism, government corruption and unpunished war crimes.
Now with Julian facing a 175-year sentence if extradited to the US, his family members are confronting the prospect of losing Julian forever to the abyss of the US justice system. This David-and-Goliath struggle is personal – and, with Julian’s health declining in a British maximum-security prison, the clock is ticking.
Now it’s up to Julian’s father, John Shipton, and fiancé Stella Moris, to join forces to advocate for Julian on this international odyssey. As they rally a world-wide network of supporters and politicians, they cautiously step into the media’s glare – and are forced to confront the events that made Julian a global flashpoint.
Score by BRIAN ENO! omg. really? Wow. . . .