Documentary “Remote Area Medical” to Screen in Washington with Special Appearance by NRHA CEO Alan Morgan
The National Rural Health Association invites you to the screening of the documentary Remote Area Medical. The film will screen at West End Cinema on December 5th at 7 p.m. and is the Washington premiere. Alan Morgan, NRHA CEO, will be a special guest and he will provide a lively discussion after the film. Praised as “bittersweet...poignant. Those stories aren't unlike a country ballad, and are arranged with a sensitivity to detail and the lives behind them, though not without interludes of rough humor by The Wall Street Journal, Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman’s documentary follows a three-day clinic held at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee and shows what it means when rural America does not have the access it needs to sufficient healthcare. “This film is a glimpse into the lives of everyday rural Americans who struggle to access care,” Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association said. “Rural Americans, on average, are poorer, sicker and older than their urban counterparts. Remote Area Medical is a compelling story of those desperate for medical care.” Filmmaker Jeff Reichert will also be appearing for a Q&A. The film won the Founders Prize for Best Documentary at the 2013 Traverse City Film Festival. Film screening and discussion of Remote Area Medical will be held at the West End Cinema in Washington, DC at 7 p.m. on December 5. The film is open to the public; for tickets visit www.westendcinema.com. To view the trailer, visit: http://remoteareamedicalmovie.com/