Sidewalk’s ScreenTalk is a monthly film + discussion series designed to stimulate your mind. This program has been made possible by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The China Hustle
Directed by Jed Rothstein
82 minutes, USA

From the producers of ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM comes a Wall Street heist story about a still-unfolding financial crime so big, it has the power to affect all of our wallets. Investors on the fringes of the financial world feverishly seek new alternatives for high-return investments in the global markets, and have found a goldmine in China. But when one investor discovers a massive web of fraud, everything else is called into question. Jed Rothstein’s documentary rings the alarm on the need for transparency in an increasingly deregulated financial world by following those working to uncover the biggest heist you’ve never heard of.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55892jT06aI

Doors open at 6pm, film begins at 7pm.

Panelists:
Jason Turnbow is an Area Investment Executive and Senior Vice President for Regions Investment Services. He has been a licensed associate in the investment field for 18 years. Prior to working with Regions, he was at PFIC Securities and Morgan Keegan.

Paul A. Cleveland is a Professor of Economics and Finance at Birmingham-Southern College, an adjunct scholar for the Alabama Policy Institute, a part time scholar for the Apologetics Resource Center, and a Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics. With multiple publications and books to his name, Dr. Cleveland’s interests in economics, philosophy, theology, and history allow him to explore the morality of free markets.

TICKETS on sale now. $8 advance, $10 at door and $5 for students anytime.

SCREEN LOCATION: enter the front, left side of Carrigan’s Pub and look for the stairs on the INSIDE of the Pub. The screen is on the second floor.