Seeing Red

Friday, July 3 - Saturday, July 4, 2026

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  • Fri Jul 3 : 

    Q&A with co-dir. Jim Klein after the 4:50 screening

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Friday, July 3 at 4:50: Q&A with co-director Jim Klein after the screening

A film about passionate commitment, numbing disillusionment and renewal, SEEING RED is an informed look at the hopes and aspirations of more than a million people who joined the American Communist Party between the Great Depression and the Cold War, and were transformed by their experience. Fighting for the causes of unionization, unemployment and Social Security benefits, and the eight-hour day, they committed themselves to what they believed was the right way for America.

One of the most widely seen theatrical documentaries of the 1980s, SEEING RED premiered at the Telluride and New York Film Festivals and played in nearly 100 cities, including a 10-week run in New York City.

4K Restoration by IndieCollect with support from Dolly Parton & Carol Burnett

Screening as part of our series Declaration of Independents!

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  • Country USA
  • Year 1983
  • Running Time 100 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Director Jim Klein, Julia Reichert
  • Cast Bill Bailey, Dorothy Healey, Howard "Stretch" Johnson
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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