Monmouth University To Host Free Film Screening

The Monmouth Area Vegetarian Society (MAVS) is having a free screening of the award-winning documentary film Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, later this month.

The screening will be held at Monmouth University in the Rebecca Stafford Student Center on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m., and will be followed by a special Q&A with the film’s star and director, Joe Cross, of Australia.

Those who come for the screening can also participate in a vegan potluck and should bring a vegan dish, serving utensils and a recipe card.

Offered through Monmouth University’s Center for Human and Community Wellness, the MAVS is a non-profit, non-sectarian educational organization that strives to provide awareness of a vegetarian diet.

The film is about a man named Joe Cross who is 100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from an autoimmune disease. Cross travels across the country with a juicer and generator in tow, and vows to only drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice for the next 60 days. During his travels he talks to more than 500 Americans about food, health and longevity.

To watch the Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead movie trailer, visit www.fatsickandnearlydead.com. To RSVP to this event or to find out more information, contact Monmouth Area Vegetarian Society Director, Professor Mary Harris, at mcharris@monmouth.edu or 732-571-4425.