Who killed the electric car? If it wasn't GM, Dick Cheney, Halliburton or the Shriners, it may well have been the sheer weight of film festival screenings these days and the dinosaur juice required to try and see them all.
Don't let that deter you, however, from checking out this FREE screening of the acclaimed documentary by filmmaker/director Chris Paine. It's a sordid story of the life and mysterious death of the GM EV1, among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The lucky few who drove it never wanted to give it up. So why did General Motors crush its fleet of EV1 electric vehicles in the Arizona desert?
Chris Paine will present a keynote address at 1:00pm, followed by this free screening and followed by an informal Q&A. (Or hang out for the free post-screening nosh to rub elbows..)
It's all part of Rutgers-Camden's second annual New Century Cinema Film Festival, a showcase for college and independent filmmakers from across the nation. For a complete schedule of screenings and events, check out www.gordontheater.com.
Where: The Gordon Theater, 3rd and Pearl Streets @ the Ben Franklin Bridge
Rutgers-Camden campus, Camden NJ
(856) 225-2700 or www.gordontheater.com
When: 1:00pm
Admission and Parking is FREE!
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