American Pot Story: Oaksterdam continues its national film festival circuit with a screening at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
The award-winning documentary showcases Oaksterdam University, the world’s first cannabis college, and tells the origin story of the people who took monumental risks to make cannabis legalization possible. It celebrates the courageous heritage of the legacy industry and the movement that started at OU and would go on to impact the world.
Created by critically-acclaimed filmmakers Dan Katzir and Ravit Markus of New Love Films, the documentary sheds light on the cannabis legalization movement through the lens of OU leaders.
Katzir and Markus spent 10 years shadowing OU Founder Richard Lee and Executive Chancellor Dale Sky Jones as they fought to get the Prop 19 legalization measure on the ballot in California, then weathered a federal raid that threatened to shut them down. The film captures their struggles and triumphs as they fight to bring this topic to the mainstream.
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
November 12, 2023 | Red Carpet: 6PM | Film & Q&A: 7PM | Afterparty: 9PM
We invite you to attend the 38th annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival for our Florida premiere. After the film screening, there will be a Q&A with OU Executive Chancellor Dale Sky Jones and Co-Film Director Ravit Markus, then meet us at the after-party to celebrate! We will be joined by our official seed supplier, Homegrown Cannabis Co., as well as our sponsors, Cannabiziac and Mosaic Group. Sponsorship proceeds benefit The Oaksterdam Nonprofit for Education (The ONE).
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale 33301
