Santa Barbara premiere of “Twisp: The Power of Community”
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Date & Time
Fri, Nov 08 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Address (map)
227 E. Arrellaga St.
Unity of Santa Barbara will host the Santa Barbara premiere of Twisp: The Power of Community, a 40-minute documentary that explores the question, “In a society that seems increasingly polarized and confrontational, how do some communities manage to get along?” The film, which has won awards from half-a-dozen national and international festivals, is by long-time Santa Barbara resident (SBHS ’71) Leslee Goodman.
About the film:
Several years in the making, Twisp explores the qualities that enable one rural community to thrive, when so many others are dying, or being swallowed up by development. It also reveals how a community can work together to address big challenges, despite possessing a diversity of opinions. Producer and director Goodman was inspired to make the film “as an antidote to the increasingly confrontational and intolerant rhetoric that has characterized public discourse in recent years.
“The residents of Twisp are as evenly divided ‘red’ versus ‘blue’ affiliations as the rest of the country,” she says. “But they still work together to address their common problems and to celebrate the qualities they’re grateful to share—such as local beauty, local food, and local talent. I hope that’s a message that will inspire the rest of the country, as well.”