A series of politically-themed films will be presented at Cinestudio this Spring.
The series begins Thursday night (2 Feb 2012) at 7:30 with a screening of the 2008 German film The Wave. Professor Johannes Evelein will lead the discussion that follows. The Wave (Die Welle) is about how a high school teacher teaches his students about dictatorships by starting a social experiment.
The Black Power Mix-Tape, scheduled for February 9th, was screened at Real Art Ways last year.The film is divided into segments, one for each of the years between 1967-1975 when footage was taken. This includes archival footage of Stokely Carmichael, Eldridge Cleaver, Angela Davis, Huey P. Newton, and Bobby Seale. Seth Markle, Professor of History and International Studies at Trinity College, will lead the discussion afterwards.
The Blue Kite is scheduled for February 16th with Professor Yipeng Shen leading the discussion. On February 23rd, Professor Kiffah Hanna will speak following the screening of The Yacoubian Building.
On March 1st, My So Called Enemy, a documentary about Israeli and Palestinian girls joining a peace project will be screened. Lisa Gossels, the film’s director, will be making an appearance.
This series is part of Trinity College’s Campus Climate 2011-2012 Action Project. There are additional film dates during March and April that have yet to be confirmed.
All films are free and open to the public. For directions and parking information, see the Cinestudio website. For more information about this film series, see the Democracy in Film website.
