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Don’t miss the Q&A…

After you register for this Film Independent Goes to Washington screening, be sure to register for the follow-up event, What the Constitution Means to Me Q&A, featuring writer/producer/actor Heidi Schreck, special director Marielle Heller, and actors Rosdely Ciprian and Thursday Williams. Moderated by Peter Marks of The Washington Post. (Wednesday, October 14 – 5:30 pm PT)

As part of our ongoing Film Independent Goes to Washington series in partnership with GATHER by Events DC, you are invited to watch What the Constitution Means to Me in our Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room, powered by Vison Media.

Fifteen-year-old Heidi Schreck earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful and achingly human show, Heidi resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. What the Constitution Means to Me was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist and won the Obie Award and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best American Play. Schreck also received two Tony Award nominations for What the Constitution Means to Me for Best Play and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play, and received the 2019 Benjamin Hadley Danks Award from the Academy of Arts and Letters. Directed for the stage by Obie Award winner Oliver Butler, What the Constitution Means to Me also features Mike Iveson, Rosdely Ciprian and Thursday Williams.

What the Constitution Means to Me is available on Amazon Prime Video on October 16.

 
2020, 90 minutes, color | Written by Heidi Schreck | Directed for the Stage by Oliver Butler | Special Directed by Marielle Heller | Starring Heidi Schreck, Mike Iveson, Rosdely Ciprian and Thursday Williams | Original Broadway Production and Special Produced by Diana DiMenna, Aaron Glick and Matt Ross | Special Produced by Big Beach and Defiant By Nature | Executive Produced by Heidi Schreck, Marielle Heller, Robin Schwartz, Kyle Laursen, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub
 

Registration Information

Film Independent Members and the general public can register for this online screening starting at 11:00 am on Wednesday, October 7. | Registration is free; one registration per individual.

Arts Circle and Film Lover Members are guaranteed access to this event; email membership@filmindependent.org for more information.

How to Watch

On the first day of screening availability, registered Members (and guests, when applicable) will be emailed a secure link by our partner Vision Media to watch this title in the Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room.

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