The Garden

On Wednesday night Liz and I went to a screening of The Garden.  You can watch the trailer below.  We went to the People's Film Festival which is Omaha's longest running independent film festival.  It's free and on Wednesday nights at McFoster's.  It's put on by Progressive Omaha.  The tricky bit, for me, was that most of the people there seemed to be regulars and they knew one another.  If you know me, you know stuff like that freaks me out.  I was glad we went though.  It was a night out of the house and it reminded me that there are people out there doing all sorts of good things for the world and their own communities.  The film was heartbreaking and disturbing but it also reminded me that when people come together they can make their voices heard.  Sometimes it's helpful to be reminded of the good in people.  Oh, the movie also made me question our entire political system and the people who run it.  But, I'm still in a good mood after the State of the Union so I won't let that get me down.  Sputnik moment: well said, Mr. President.  Plus, I'm thinking about getting a garden plot in the community garden.  That could be fun.

Enjoy the trailer.  Watch the film if you get a chance.  It's well worth the 80 minutes.

(Quick side story:  Here's a conversation I had with Mae (age 3) while watching Spirit.
Mae: They're trying to slingshot him.
Me: Well, actually they're trying to lasso him.  Those ropes are called lassos.
Mae: Oh.  I don't know as much things as grown ups.
Me: That's okay.  You're still learning.  We're all still learning.
Mae: Yeah.  We're still learning.
A few minutes pass, then:
Mae: Look!  They're trying to lasso him again!)