Benefit Screening of The Agronomist with Director Jonathan Demme (Haiti Fundraising)

The Coolidge Corner Theatre hosts a special benefit screening of Jonathan Demme’s moving documentary The Agronomist. The internationally acclaimed director, who will receive the 2010 Coolidge Award for advancing the spirit of original and challenging cinema, will introduce the film and answer questions after the screening. Proceeds from this event will go to support Haiti earthquake relief through the nonprofit organization Partners in Health.

The Agronomist (2003) is about the life and work of Jean Dominique, human rights activist and host of the independent radio station Radio Haiti-Inter. His broadcasts throughout the early 1970s were a bold break from Haiti’s predominant government-run media, offering enlightening stories about global issues to the people of the island. Dominique was forced to temporarily leave Haiti twice, but remained an outspoken advocate of freedom of the press and the Haitian community until his assassination in 2000. The film features a stunning soundtrack by Grammy Award-winning musician Wyclef Jean.

Tickets are $25 and are available at www.coolidge.org or at the Coolidge Corner Theatre box office, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline.