Hope College’s Markets & Morality student organization will host a viewing of Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game, followed by a discussion with the film’s writer-director — Meredith Bragg — on Monday, Feb. 2 starting at 7 p.m., at the Knickerbocker Theater in downtown Holland.
Rated 95% by Rotten Tomatoes, “Pinball” is a directorial debut of brothers Austin and Meredith Bragg that presents the true story of Roger Sharpe’s (played by actor Mike Faist) testimony to the Manhattan City Council where he provided a demonstration that pinball was a game of skill, not chance. The film explores the personal life of Sharpe and his determination to overturn New York’s 35-year-old ban on the game.
Markets & Morality is hosting this event with cosponsors from the departments of Economics and Business, Communication and Political Science; the Pre-Law Society and the college’s newspaper, The Anchor. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:20 p.m.
About Markets & Morality
Markets & Morality supports and celebrates freedom of expression in the context of the liberal arts by hosting speakers and films on topics spanning the economic, political and cultural aspects of human civilization, with a special concern for human flourishing as understood in Christian perspective.
All Markets & Morality events are free and open to the public. To inquire about accessibility or if accommodations are needed to fully participate in the event, please email accommodations@hope.edu.