Free screening of the mysterious Mojave Phone Booth film tonight at Copper Mountain College
Copper Mountain College continues Mojave Month, a four-week celebration of the desert ecology, history, culture, music, film, literature – and more – of our Mojave Desert home. Tonight CMC is hosting a special screening of director John Putch’s 2006 film Mojave Phone Booth.
The storyline of Putch’s debut feature film revolves around the legendary phone booth in the Mojave Desert that was eventually removed by National Park Service personnel at the Mojave National Preserve. The phone booth, originally erected for those working the cinder mines nearby, became an internet sensation, with people calling the booth from around the world hoping to speak with whomever happened to be out in the desert accepting calls.
Mojave Phone Booth has garnered substantial awards, including the Audience Award at the Kansas International Film Festival and Jury Awards from Film Festivals in the Sante Fe, Del Rey Beach, along with the Wine Country and Stony Brook Film Festivals.
The screening begins at 7PM at the Bell Center Community Room, free admission.
