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WEEKEND: Documentary filmmaker to host screenings in Port Angeles, Forks today

Published 12:01 am Friday, May 22, 2015

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, May 22.

Documentary filmmaker and activist Sonya Rosario will host two public screenings of her movie “Idaho’s Forgotten War” today.

Rosario, who traveled to Peninsula College from Meridian, Idaho, for several free programs this week, will present the film at 10:20 a.m. at the Peninsula College Longhouse on the main campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

She’ll host the second showing at 7 p.m. at the college’s Forks site, 481 S. Forks Ave.

“Idaho’s Forgotten War” is the story of the Kootenai people and one woman, Amy Trice, who declared war on the U.S. government in response to the intense poverty in her community.

To find out more about Rosario’s work, visit www.SonyaRosario.com, and for information on her film screenings, see www.pencol.edu.