What the Cell? debut screening

Blackberries, Razors, and Droids, OMG! We spend so much time with
them, but do we know anything about how cell phones work? How do our
voices travel through the air? Why do our cell phone bills work the
way they do? Who owns the air?

What the Cell? is a collaboration of CUP, teaching artist Helki
Frantzen, and high school students from Crown Heights, Brooklyn. To
unscramble the signals, the crew interviewed engineers, utility
lawyers, consumer advocates, and electrophysicists; they inspected a
Verizon high-security switching station and scoped out cell phone
testing labs at Consumers Union. Together with CUP, they created this
30-minute documentary about the switches, wires, airwaves, and
policies that affect your cell phone service. Join the crew as they
trace how regulation and business models shape what you can and can't
do with your cell phone, and get to know your airwaves a little better.

Join us on Tuesday, August 16 at the screening room at 1 East 53rd
Street for the New York City debut presentation of What the Cell?
After the screening, students will moderate a panel discussion with
cell phone and spectrum experts.

What the Cell?
Tuesday, August 16, 7 pm
1 East 53rd Street
New York, NY
E/M to 5 Av/53 St; N/Q/R to 5 Av/59 St; 6 to 51 St

Free and open to the public
Seats are extremely limited!
RSVP by the end of the day on Monday, August 15 to info@welcometocup.org

Screening venue generously provided by Young Audiences New York.
To find out more about Young Audiences, visit:
www.yaNY.org
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