Film Screening of LiaTuesday, December 6, 7:00 p.m., Wechsler Theater (MGC 315) DC Premiere of LIA, documentary film by Israeli director Taly Goldenberg, about the life of Lia Van Leer, legendary founder of the Israel Film Archive and cinematheques in Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Born in 1924 in what is now Moldovia, her parents […]
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The Art of Time: Student Video Art Showcase – Wednesday, December 7th from 7 – 9pm in the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
The Art of Time: Student Video Art ShowcaseAmerican University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center Wednesday, December 7 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center hosts a culminating screening event of video art by current BA and MFA students enrolled in AU’s studio art program. All of the individual […]
Continue readingHot Docs: Pushing the elephant now available in Media Services
“Pushing the Elephant tells the extraordinary story of a mother and daughter reunited after a decade separated by civil war. In the late 1990s, Rose Mapendo lost everything to the violence that engulfed the Democratic Republic of Congo. She emerged from the suffering advocating peace and reconciliation. But after helping numerous victims to rebuild their […]
Continue readingHot Docs: Priceless now available in Media Services
“This non-partisan film includes a look at two national policies — agriculture and energy — shaped by a variety of interests including industry groups, political parties, lobbyists, citizen groups, candidates, and officeholders.” – website. DVD 9239 Distributor description: http://bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/pless.html
Continue readingHot Docs: Original Minds now available in Media Services
Five teenagers stigmatized by being in Special Ed. struggle to articulate how their brains work and discover they are smarter than they thought. In a one-size-fits-all educational system, kids with learning disabilities suffer from lack of self-esteem. They become alienated and drop out. But the protagonists of ORIGINAL MINDS buck the trend. They work intensively […]
Continue readingHot Docs: Let’s Make Money now available in Media Services
In Let’s Make Money, Wagenhofer hits even harder at the exploitation of Third World countries, at the global money market that corrupts the world monetary system, and at the crass side of neoliberalism that endorses political manipulation of free trade and free markets by transferring control of the economy from governments to private investors. DVD […]
Continue readingHot Docs: Burning in the sun now available in Media Services
“26-year-old Daniel Dembélé is equal parts West African and European, and looking to make his mark on the world. Seizing the moment at a crossroads in his life, Daniel decides to return to his homeland in Mali and start a local business building solar panels, the first of its kind in the sun drenched nation. […]
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