From the Frontiersman
WASILLA — Folks in Alaska have their first opportunity to see the movie “The Undefeated” on the big screen Monday.
Sponsored by the Valley Republican Women’s Club, the Alaska screening also includes a meet-and-greet event with the movie’s creator and producer, Stephen Bannon, from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday at Colony Inn in Palmer. Tickets are $50 each or $75 per couple and include a light meal and a chance to speak one-on-one with Bannon.
I’m looking forward to coming to Alaska,” he said Thursday by phone from Washington, D.C.
'The Undefeated' plays at 6 p.m., Nov. 21 at the Wasilla Alaska Club Theater. Suggested donation is $5.
He said this trip to Alaska will be a relatively quick since he is planning to spend Thanksgiving at Fort Campbell, Ky., with his daughter, a recent West Point graduate.
Bannon said when the movie was originally released, the theatrically company that distributed the film didn’t have any screens in Alaska.
“We’ve been actually trying to do this since August,” Bannon said.
Past Valley Republican Women’s Club president Julie Gillette said she met Bannon on Facebook before seeing the film. After watching “Undefeated” on pay-per-view at a friends’ house, Gillette said she contacted Bannon again and told him how much she’d enjoyed the movie and that she hoped he’d have a chance to come to Wasilla and show the movie someday.
“It’s fantastic to have the filmmaker here with the film,” Gillette said Friday.
While Bannon’s in Alaska, he said he also plans to record his weekly radio show here, which airs on KABC AM in Los Angeles.
Bannon said while “The Undefeated” focuses on Sarah Palin’s story, it resonates far deeper than just one person’s personal story.
“This film is very timely,” he said. “What started in the Mat-Su Valley with a little unknown mayor of a little unknown town has had national implications.”
Bannon said he plans to speak before the film and draw parallels between what happened in Alaska and what is happening in the country.
When the two-hour movie begins, he said Palin is working on a commercial fishing boat.
“She’s out of the loop in a place that’s out of the loop,” Bannon said.
He said the film “The Undefeated” was inspired by Palin’s autobiography “Going Rogue: An American Life.”
The movie tracing the political career of Sarah Palin plays at 6 p.m., Nov. 21 at the Wasilla Alaska Club Theater. Suggested donation is $5 and seating is limited to 150 people.
For more information, to reserve a seat or to purchase a ticket to the meet-and-greet, contact Harmony Shields at informedgirl@gmail.com or 315-5038.
What a waste of 50 bucks! And Sarah isn't going to be there. The few remaining Palinbots don't have enough cash to get to Alaska to support here cuz they gave it all to Sarah. I predict the ones who do show up are only there to give Bannon a piece of their minds on how Alaska residents really think of Sarah.
Of course Sarah is too chickenshit to attend. No way in hell is she going fishing in November. Check out this fishing schedule, very little to no fishing in AK in November.
