Sunday, January 25
Barcelona, Spain
🎬 DA BCN Movie Night: The Lady Bird Diaries
Join us for an evening of film, conversation, and community!
🎬 DA BCN Movie Night: The Lady Bird Diaries
📝 This event is currently full.
To join the waiting list, please send us a message on Signal or email [email protected].
📅 Sunday, January 25
⏰ Gather at 5:00 pm — Movie starts promptly at 5:30 pm
🍿 Snacks & Drinks: Popcorn will be provided!
Please bring a little something to share — a drink or some finger food (cheese, crackers, veggies, hummus, etc.).
🎥 The film: The Lady Bird Diaries (2023) — 1 hr 40 min documentary by award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter (John Lewis: Good Trouble).
- Porter notes that the film may be of particular interest to Democrats Abroad members, offering a unique perspective on the monumental changes of the 1960s — including the push toward the Voting Rights Act — all through the observations of a First Lady thrust unexpectedly into national leadership.
🎞 Trailer: IMDB
Official Synopsis:
From award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter comes The Lady Bird Diaries, a groundbreaking all-archival documentary about Lady Bird Johnson, one of the most influential yet least understood First Ladies.
Drawn from 123 hours of revealing audio diaries she recorded during her husband’s administration, the film recasts Lady Bird as an astute observer, a savvy political strategist, and a crucial behind-the-scenes force during one of the most tumultuous eras in modern American history.
From The Guardian’s review:
“[Being a first lady] is traditionally a feminine thing … And those things are worthy,” Porter said. “Johnson, though, occupied herself with more than rose gardens. She was a shadow politician, serving as the president’s adviser as well as his tutor, even giving her husband grades on his speeches.”
Finding archival footage ...was a treasure hunt. When they searched for ‘Lady Bird Johnson’, they hardly found any footage. Porter had better luck when she searched for the names of other people who had been on the scenes of Johnson’s recounting. “She’s not noted in the description of the footage, yet she’s right there in the middle of all of these events, and I think that’s the story for a lot of women.”
🏠 Important: This is a members-only event due to very limited space (held at a member’s home between the Diagonal and Passeig de Gracia metro stops). The address will be provided in your confirmation email after you RSVP.
If you’re not yet a member of Democrats Abroad but would like to attend, just send us an email ([email protected]). We can add you to the waiting list, and closer to the event we’ll let you know if there’s space available.
❗If after RSVPing you find that you can no longer attend, please be sure to cancel your RSVP so that someone on the waiting list can join.
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WHEN
Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 05:00 PM Madrid Time
WHERE
Member's Home
Barcelona 08007
Spain
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CONTACT
Rachel Sair
[email protected]