Doc Talks - JOE238

One of our missions here at the rancho Cordova film office is to organize and put on the California Capital Documentary Film Festival that this year takes place on Saturday, September 29 and Sunday October 1. The film festival screens over 50 films at three screening locations over the two days. This will be the second year of the festival and this year is shaping up to be a great event.  

 

The main screening location is at Rancho Cordova City Hall where we turn the City Council Chambers into a movie theatre. We bring in a giant screen and state of the art projection and sound system. The second screen is also at Rancho Cordova City Hall in the American River Room and the third is at the new RC Youth Center where they also have state of the art screening facilities.

 

Over the past 2-3 weeks we have been talking to film makers whose films we are screening. On this week’s episode I’m delighted to be speaking with Colleen Brown the Director of JOE 238.

 

JOE238 deals with the sudden death of Sacramento Police Officer Joe Chairez who collapsed while making an arrest, he was rushed to UC Davis Medical Center where tragically he died of a brain aneurism. Joe had always made it clear that if anything happened to him he wanted all his organs donated.

 

JOE238 looks at who Joe was, his untimely death and his father’s, Jess Chairez quest to keep Joe’s memory alive and to bring light and awareness to organ donation and how important that is.

 

I thoroughly enjoyed speaking to Coleen about her film and I think you will enjoy hearing this story.