September 15, 2008

Michael Moore is releasing his new film Slacker Uprising online and for free, but the world premiere will take place the old-fashioned way: in an Ann Arbor movie palace as part of the University of Michigan School of Art & Design’s Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitors Series.
 
It happens on Thursday, September 18 at the historic Michigan Theater, which seats 1,700. Admission is free and first-come, first-served. Doors open at 4 p.m. Following a 5:10 pm Stamps Series talk by Moore, the film gets under way at 6:20 pm.
 
Slacker Uprising traces Michael Moore’s 62-city tour of the swing states during the 2004 Presidential election and records the thrilling – and frightening – response he received across the country.  It included a jam-packed and raucous event at the University of Michigan in October of 2004.  Moore got the idea for the Michigan world premiere screening after he had been invited to UM this past summer by the School of Art & Design Stamps Series to make a presentation on his work.
 
For nearly a decade, the UM School of Art & Design’s Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitor’s Series has brought creative thinkers and makers to Ann Arbor to engage with students, faculty, staff and the larger University and Ann Arbor communities.
 
For more information on Slacker Uprising and to view the trailer visit: www.SlackerUprising.com.