Fall 2019: The Public

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Originally screened: October 9

Director: Emilio Estevez

Country: United States

Runtime: 119 minutes

After Jackson (Michael K. Williams) organizes a sit-in for the houseless at Cincinnati’s public library, every level of “help” and administration gets involved. There are the librarians (played by director Emilio Estevez and Jena Malone), management (Jeffrey Wright), a municipal official (Christian Slater), and, of course, the police (Alec Baldwin). It’s a cold winter night, so while everyone expends a lot of hot air talking through the use of community space, the simple question remains: just what do these people want to build together?

Where to watch today: The Public is available on home video from Universal Pictures and is available to stream online via Netflix.

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