Former Flagpole contributor Jodi Cash, now living in Paris, returns to Athens to screen an award-winning documentary she co-directed with Ethan Payne and co-produced with her husband, Gresham Cash, formerly of the Athens band Oak House. The Green Flash—based on an article Jodi Cash wrote and Payne photographed for The Bitter Southerner—focuses on Steve Lamb, who spent 11 years in prison for smuggling nine tons of marijuana from Jamaica to Florida in 1973. Not just a true crime doc, the film is also “a surprising, provocative portrait of an aging man clinging to his legacy and considering what he’ll leave behind.” Jodi Cash and Payne will participate in a Q&A session, and Gresham Cash will perform pieces from the soundtrack following the screening. The trio also released a podcast, “Looking for the Green Flash,” about the documentary’s eight-year production. An afterparty at The Old Pal will feature a special cocktail, with soundtracks (printed on vinyl by Athens’ Echo Base) and T-shirts (designed by Athens artist Tyler Leslie) for sale benefiting coastal restoration nonprofit Shell to Shore.
WHO: The Green Flash
WHEN: Thursday, August 21, 5 p.m.
WHERE: Ciné
HOW MUCH: $15
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