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Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Directors: Kevin Rafferty (Q&A after screening)
Showing: Saturday, May 30, 5:30 pm, Crown Hall, $10
Sunday, May 31, 4:00 pm, Crown Hall, $10

Filmmaker Kevin Rafferty (The Atomic Cafe, Feed) was born to make this film which centers on a 1968 football game between Yale and Harvard and reflects the great social and political schisms of the time: conservative, pro-war Yale meets working class, anti-war Harvard. Born into a long line of bluebloods who attended Andover and Yale (and first cousin to George W. Bush), Rafferty rebelled on many fronts – starting with attending Harvard. Legendary Yale quarterback Brian Dowling and Harvard All Ivy League guard, actor Tommy Lee Jones (who roomed with Al Gore) are among the many fascinating characters who reminisce on subjects including Vietnam, birth control, and student insurrection. The interviews are interspersed with a nail biting game on the gridiron.

(105 minutes)

 

2009 Mendocino Film Festival