First Angry Man: Screening and Panel

2020

If you ever wondered how the great public ambitions of postwar America collapsed into Reagan era parsimony and the permanent tax revolt, look no farther than Howard Jarvis, whose 1978 ballot initiative, Proposition 13, changed everything in California and beyond. The First Angry Man unpacks the dramatic campaign, its quirky characters, and its enduring consequences. Join SFUFF and SF IndieFest for a post-screening panel discussion with the filmmakers as well as public policy experts who will discuss the current impacts of Prop 13 on homeowners, cities, and the state as a whole, and how a proposed changes to the 1970s era law could fund a stronger California economy going forward.

Panelists

Jason Cohn

Director

Camille Servan-Schreiber

Producer

Tenoch Flores

Strategic Communications Consultant

Megan Abell

Director of Advocacy and Organizing, TechEquity Collaborative

Fay Darmawi (Moderator)

Founder and Executive Producer, SF Urban Film Fest

Films

First Angry Man
USA | 2019 (Bay Area premiere) | 56 mins. | Directed by Jason Cohn
“Americans hate government.” So begins this documentary by Peabody Award winning filmmakers Jason Cohn and Camille Servan-Schreiber. The First Angry Man sets out to discover why and how the modern anti-government movement began. It’s a character-driven story centered on the unlikely figure of Howard Jarvis, the man behind California’s polarizing Prop 13.

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