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TAKING THE HEAT: The First Women Firefighters of New York City
By Bann Roy
ITVS Community is proud to support TAKING THE HEAT with a variety of community outreach events and materials, in anticipation of its national broadcast on Independent Lens on March 28, 2006.
SHOW DESCRIPTION:
They faced death threats on the job—from some of the men they worked with. With the story of Captain Brenda Berkman of the Fire Department of New York at its core, TAKING THE HEAT explores the history of women firefighters in America and the price these women paid to serve their communities
RESOURCES AND MATERIALS:
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:
ITVS Community Cinema Screenings:
- Atlanta: Mar. 9, Hand on Atlanta Headquarters
email Johanna Brown for info
- Boise: TBA
- Chicago: Mar. 7, Chicago Public Library
email Connie Koch for info
- Los Angeles: Mar. 9, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood
email Mario Tafur for info
- Miami: Feb. 3, Miami Beach Cinematheque
email Locsi Ferra for info
- Philadelphia: Mar. 21, 4-6 PM, Community College of Philadelphia
email Cindy Burstein for info
- Phoenix: Feb. 23, 6:30 PM, Phoenix Fire Department
email Locsi Ferra for info
- San Francisco: Feb. 7, San Francisco Public Library
email Locsi Ferra for info
- Seattle: Feb. 25, Northwest Film Forum
email Patrick Baroch for info
- Washington DC: Mar. 12, Bus Boys and Poets
Mar. 13, WHUT Studios
email Jenna Ford for info
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