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Chicago, Illinois
Waiting to Inhale
Screening and Panel Discussion
6PM-8:30PM Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007
Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy
Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Humanities Screening and Discussion
Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall
430 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60605
Contact: Alison Grimmer
agrimmer@roosevelt.edu
Panelists: Bruce Doblin, M.D.
Christopher Fichtner, M.D.
Julie Falco, Patient (MS)
Jack Geirach, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Moderator: Jed Riffe, director Waiting to Inhale



Canton, Illinois
Waiting to Inhale
Screening and Panel Discussion
7PM-9:30PM Friday, Nov. 9, 2007
Fulton County Coalition for Peace and Justice
United Church of Christ
159 North Second Ave.
Canton, Illinois 61520
Contact: Gordon James
Panelists: Christopher Fichtner, M.D.
Jamie Clayton, Patient (AIDS)
Moderator: Jed Riffe, director Waiting to Inhale



Champaign, Illinois
Waiting to Inhale
Screening and Panel Discussion
Monday, November 12, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
Champaign County Healthcare Consumers
Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Illinois Disciples Foundation, Wisgarver Hall (1st Floor)
610 E. Springfield Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820
(northwest corner of Springfield and Wright, in Champaign)
Contact: Claudia Lenhoff & Brent Baker
The Illinois Disciples Foundation is wheelchair accessible & offers free parking in the parking lot.
Panelists: Christopher Fichtner, M.D. (to be confirmed)
Jamie Clayton, Patient (AIDS)
Moderator: Jed Riffe, director Waiting to Inhale



Springfield, Illinois
Waiting to Inhale
Screening and Panel Discussion
6:30-9PM Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007
ACLU Student Chapter
Brookens Hall, University of Illinois-Springfield
Springfield, Illinois 62703
Contact: Julian Borjas
Panelists: Christopher Fichtner, M.D.
Jamie Clayton, Patient (AIDS)
Moderator: Jed Riffe, director Waiting to Inhale



Carbondale, Illinois
Waiting to Inhale
Screening and Panel Discussion
7PM-9:30PM Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007
Student Film Program
Southern Illinois University, Student Center Auditorium
Carbondale, Illinois
Contact: Melvin Parks
Panelists: Christopher Fichtner, M.D.
Gretchen Steele, Nurse and Patient (MS)
Moderator: Jed Riffe, director Waiting to Inhale






Mendocino Film Festival
Saturday May 19, 2007 6:30 p.m.
PO Box 1843
Mendocino, CA 95460
www.mendocinofilmfestival.com

Filmmaker Jed Riffe will lead a panel discussion following screening.


No More Drug War Double-Bill Film Fest
Presented by:
The Vancouver Island Compassion Society and the
British Columbia Compassion Club Society

Saturday April 14th, 2007 12-4pm
Roxy Theatre
2657 Quadra Street
Victoria, Vancouver Island
www.thevics.com

Sunday April 15th, 2007 12-4pm
VanCity Theatre
1181 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC
www.thecompassionclub.org

Filmmaker Jed Riffe will lead a panel discussion following screenings



Naro Cinema
Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 7:15 p.m.
1503 Colley Ave
Norfolk, VA 23817
www.narocinema.com

Screening to be followed by panel discussion with the audience and
Dan Bernath, Marijuana Policy Project
Mike Krawitz, Patients Out of Time



Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff
Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
3839 Kiest
Dallas, TX 75233
214-929-3701

Discussion to follow screening



Magic Lantern Theater
Saturday, January 27, 2007 at 8PM
Santa Barbara, CA

Filmmaker Jed Riffe will lead a panel discussion
With Dr. David Bearman following screening


WAITING TO INHALE

Sunday, October 22, 2006 at 11:00AM

Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 6:50PM

Hoyts, Melbourne Central

Australian International Film Festival - www.aiff.com.au

Filmmaker Jed Riffe in Attendance


 


Thursday, September 21th 9:00PM

WAITING TO INHALE

Oakland International Film Festival -
www.oiff.org
Malonga Theater (formerly Alice Arts Center)

1428 Alice St
Oakland, CA  94612

Panel discussion with Dr. Donald Abrams (UCSF),
Jeff Jones (OCBC), patients Yvonne Westbrook
and Valeria Corral, caregiver Mike Corral

Filmmakers Jed Riffe, Katherine Covell,
Maureen Gosling and Vicente Franco in attendance


Download flyer in PDF format
 



Oakland International Film Festival
Saturday, September 30, 2006 3:00-5:00PM
www.oiff.org
Malonga Theater (formerly Alice Arts Center)
1428 Alice St
Oakland, CA 94612

Panel discussion with filmmakers Jed Riffe,
Maureen Gosling and Kat Covell. Also participating
are these patients and caregivers featured in the film:
Jeffrey Stefanoff, Yvonne Westbrook, Valerie Corral
and Mike Corral


Saturday, September 30th 2006, 3:00-5:00PM

WAITING TO INHALE

1st Annual LA County Medical Marijuana
Exposition & Patients Rally

www.AboutMedicalMarijuana.com
West Hollywood Auditorium
647 N. San Vicente Blvd
Hollywood, CA
323-474-4602

Filmmaker Jed Riffe in Attendance


Download flyer in PDF format
 


Wednesday, September 13th 2006, 7:30-9:30PM

WAITING TO INHALE

The First National Debate on Medical Marijuana
E Street Cinema
555 11th Street NW
Washington , DC  20004

Debate and Panel Discussion to follow featuring
leading government officials and opponents
of medical marijuana and the heads of the two
largest drug reform organizations in the US.

Click here for the transcript of the debate  

Filmmakers Jed Riffe and Maureen Gosling
will be in Attendance


Download flyer in PDF format
 



Drug Policy Alliance of New Mexico
July 7-22, 2006
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Two screenings and discussions with
New Mexico legislators, staff and constituents
led by DPA NM Director Reena Szczepanski



Texas State Capital - House Members Lounge
Texans for Medical Marijuana, ACLU
May 16, 2006

TMM executive director Noelle Davis screened
Waiting to Inhale to 14 Texas legislators and their staff



Independent Film Festival – Boston
April 22 and April 23, 2006
Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA
Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA

Filmmaker Jed Riffe leading discussion following screening



Patients Out of Time Conference
April 7, 2006
Santa Barbara Community College/ Campus Center
Santa Barbara, CA 93109

Filmmaker Jed Riffe leading discussion following screening



Alamo Draft House
Wednesday, March 1 and 8, 2006
Alamo Draft House
Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas

Panel discussion with filmmaker Jed Riffe,
TMM/ACLU Director Noelle Davis, patient
Clayton Jones and the audience. Screening and discussion
made possible by a grant from Humanities Texas, and sponsored by
the Southwest Alternative Media Project (SWAMP).



Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
February 21, 2006
131 South Higgins Avenue, Suite 201
Missoula, Montana 59802

Dr. Ethan Russo leading discussion following screening



Movies that Matter
February 13, 2006
Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts
205 –8th Avenue, SE
Calgary, Alberta T2G 0K9 Canada



Santa Fe Film Festival
December 8, 2005, 10:00 pm
December 10, 2005, 2:30 pm
Center for Contemporary Arts
1050 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505

Filmmaker Kat Covell and Reena Szczepanski,
Director of the Drug Policy Alliance of New Mexico
participated in a Q & A with audience following the screening



Whistler Film Festival
December 2, 2005
Maurice Young Millennium Place
4335 Blackcomb Way
Whistler, BC V0N 1B4

Panel with filmmaker Jed Riffe and Rielle Capler,
Director of the British Columbia Compassion Society (BCCCS)



Rice University Media Center
November 7, 2005
Rice University
6100 Main Street, MS-549
Houston, TX 77005

Panel with Joel Hochman, MD, President National Foundation for Pain,
G. Alan Robison, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology (Ret.),
UTHSC Houston, Richard A. Evans, MD, Texas Cancer Center,
patients Clayton Jones (double amputee) and Marcia Baker (MS).
Moderated by filmmaker Jed Riffe. Screening and discussion
made possible by a grant from Humanities Texas, and sponsored by
the Southwest Alternative Media Project (SWAMP).



Eureka! International Film Festival
Winner – Best Documentary Feature
October 30, 2005
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Ave & Second Street
New York, NY 10003

Filmmakers Jed Riffe, Kat Covell moderated a
debate following the screening with Ethan Nadelmann,
Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, and
Ginger and Larry Katz of the Courage to Speak Foundation



Kansas International Film Festival
September 19, 2005
Glenwood Arts Theatre
9575 Metcalf Ave
Overland Park, KS 66212

Filmmaker Jed Riffe moderated a debate
between Laurie Green, Director of the Drug
Policy Forum of Kansas and Dr. Andrea Barthwell,
former Deputy Director Demand Reduction, ONDCP



Aloha Theatre (theatrical run)
August 26 & 28, 2005
The Aloha Theatre
79-7384 Mamalahoa Hwy
Kainaliu, HI 96750



Dallas Video Festival 18
August 6, 2005
Video Cabaret
Dallas Theatre Center
363 Turtle Creek Blvd
Dallas, TX 75219

Panel with filmmaker Jed Riffe
and Festival Director Bart Weiss.



Hilo Palace (theatrical run)
July 8 & 9, 2005
The Palace Theatre
38 Haili Street
Hilo, HI 96720



CINE
Winner – Golden Eagle
June 2005
1112 16th Street, NW
Suite 510
Washington, DC 20036



Maui Film Festival
June 17, 2005
McCoy Theatre
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Kahului, HI 96732

Panel with filmmakers Jed Riffe and Maureen Gosling



WorldFest Houston 2005
Winner Gold Special Jury “Remi” Award
May 2005
P.O. Box 56566
Houston, TX 77256



New Jersey International Film Festival
Co-winner - Best Documentary
May 2005
Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC
72 Lipman Drive 018 Loree Hall
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ 08901


Santa Cruz Film Festival
May 13, 2005
Rio Theatre
1205 Soquel Ave
Santa Cruz, CA

Panel with filmmakers Jed Riffe, Maureen Gosling,
Kat Covell, Vicente Franco and patient activist
Valerie Corral and caregiver Mike Corral



43rd Ann Arbor Film Festival
March 19, 2005
Michigan Theatre
603 E. Liberty Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Panel with filmmakers Jed Riffe, Maureen Gosling
and patient activist Mae Nutt