Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price screenings next week

In addition to the main showing of Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price at the Barrymore next Tuesday, there will be a number of smaller screenings in and around Madison in the next week.

Directed by Robert Greenwald, the documentary has inspired an underground support movement resulting in over 7,000 scheduled showings in community centers, churches, and private homes as well as theaters.

According to the press release, "The film takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the every day lives of families struggling to fight against a goliath. From a small business owner in the Missouri to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the story of an assault of families and American values. Current and former employees, managers and executives will tell all about the corporation’s inner-workings. Wal-Mart is based on individual human beings, all over the world, at all levels of society, telling their story in very personal terms."

If participating in social change isn't enough an impetus to attend, some of the showings will include, yes, pizza.