Organizations and clubs foster social capital and the skills for a successful society: organizing, running meetings, giving speeches, negotiating, cooperating and building trust within a community. In 2017, the PEW Research Center reported that 43% of Americans participated in zero clubs. Rebecca Davis, a journalist, was seeing the real-life effects of Putnam’s data in her reporting. That’s when she and her brother Pete began working on the film “Join or Die.” It’s an argument that any club — your local book club, or say, Friends of the Great Salt Lake — will bring benefits to you and society.
“Join or Die” is part of our Through the Lens film series with the Utah Film Center. You can join us for a screening followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Rebecca Davis and composer Chad Cannon. The screening is on Wednesday April 9, at 7 p.m. at the Main Salt Lake City Library. You can find more information here.
GUESTS –
Rebecca Davis | Co-producer and co-director for the documentary “Join or Die.”
Pete Davis | Co-producer and co-director for the documentary “Join or Die.”
Airdate: Wed. April 9, 2025 at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.