a/k/a Tommy Chong

Director: Josh Gilbert
Cast: Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, Shelby Chong, Bill Maher, Jay Leno, George Thorogood, Peter Coyote

Screening Times

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6:30 PM, Monday March 13th - Alamo S. Lamar 1
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9:30 PM, Wednesday March 15th - Alamo S. Lamar 1
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Documentary Feature

    Regional Premiere

Synopsis:
Filmmaker Josh Gilbert follows the tragic and absurd journey of legendary counter-culture comedian Tommy Chong who in 2003 was indicted for distributing art glass water pipes over the internet in a drug paraphernalia sting, "Operation Pipe Dreams," and wound up serving close to a year in federal prison.

Director's Bio:
Josh Gilbert received his MFA from USC Film School in 1989. Besides filmmaking, Gilbert writes screenplays and is a published prose writer.