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Film: Documentary
Conspiracy of Hope

When

Sunday June 28, 2009 (noon–11pm)

Where
The Film Society of Lincoln Center (70 Lincoln Center Plz, 212.875.5600)
Price
$20 all-day pass / $15 after 6pm
Details
http://filmlinc.org/wrt/onsale/secretpoliceman/conspiracyofhope.html

Twenty-three years ago, Amnesty International capped off its six-city, profile-raising Conspiracy of Hope concert series with an 11-hour kumbaya that featured the Police (who specifically reunited for this tour), U2, Yoko Ono, Joni Mitchell, Peter Gabriel, and another dozen or so in-demand acts. The FSLC recreates that high-spirited experience with a rare screening that observes the 1986 timetable — making 5:30pm (when Carlos Santana and Fela collaborate onstage with the ever-cool Miles Davis) and 7pm (Lou Reed) must-see slots. As a plus, Robert De Niro, Pam Grier, Muhammad Ali, Robin Williams, and Pat "Love Is a Battlefield" Benatar are among the many between-sets emcees.

Jason Jude Chan