Social Justice Film Festival Saturday, October 24, 2009 Showings at 10 AM, 1 PM & 3 PM
Tate Physics Building - School of Physics &
Astronomy 10 AM Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping: Building a Nonviolent Peaceforce Room 133 A short documentary on the unarmed civilian peacekeeping work of Nonviolent Peaceforce and their global work of reducing armed conflict through third party, nonviolent intervention. Narrated by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Maguire. Sponsored by: Institute on Community Integration
When Billy Broke His Head Room 166 After suffering injuries to his brain in a motor scooter accident, journalist Billy Golfus goes on the road to explore what it’s really like to live with a disability and to witness firsthand the anger and strength that have been forging a powerful disability rights movement in America. Sponsored by: Disability Services
Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (CC) Room 170 Takes a devastating tour of the American cinematic landscape, moving from the earliest days of silent film to today’s biggest Hollywood blockbusters to reveal an astonishing and persistent pattern of slanderous Arab stereotyping. The documentary exposes American cinema’s long love affair with Arab villainy and buffoonery, from oversexed Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and bloodthirsty terrorists. Sponsored by: Social Justice Leadership Retreat, Housing & Residential Life
Generation M: Misogyny in Media & Culture (CC) Room 131 In this important new documentary, California State Professor of Psychology Thomas Keith looks specifically at misogyny and sexism in mainstream American media, exploring how negative definitions of femininity and hateful attitudes toward women get constructed and perpetuated at the very heart of our popular culture. Sponsored by: Social Justice Leadership Retreat, Housing & Residential Life
1:00 PM The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality, and Relationships (CC) Room 133 Once relegated to the margins of society, pornography has emerged as on of the most visible and profitable sectors of cultural industry, assuming an unprecedented role in the mainstream of our popular culture at the same time that its content has become more extreme and harsh, more overtly sexist and racist. This eye-opening film places the voices of critics, producers, and performers, alongside the observations of men and women as they candidly discuss the role pornography has played in shaping their sexual imaginations and relationships. Sponsored by: University Counseling and Consulting Services
Killing Us Softly 3: Advertising’s Image of Women (CC) Room 166 Jean Kilbourne's pioneering work helped develop and popularize the study of gender representation in advertising. Her award-winning Killing Us Softly films have influenced millions of college and high school students across two generations and on an international scale. In this important new film, Kilbourne reviews if and how the image of women in advertising has changed over the last 20 years. With wit and warmth, Kilbourne uses over 160 ads and TV commercials to critique advertising's image of women. Sponsored by: The Women’s Center
In Whose Honor: American Indian Mascots in Sports Room 170 In Whose Honor? takes a critical look at the long-running practice of "honoring" American Indians as mascots and nicknames in sports. It follows the story of Native American mother Charlene Teters, and her transformation into the leader some are calling the "Rosa Parks of American Indians" as she struggles to protect her cultural symbols and identity. Sponsored by:
Social Justice Leadership Retreat, Housing & Residential Life
Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible Room 131 Mirrors of Privilege is a brilliant documentary and a must-see for all people who are interested in justice, spiritual growth and community making. It features the experiences of white women and men who have worked to gain insight into what it means to challenge notions of racism and white supremacy in the United States. Sponsored by: Coalition for a Respectful U
3:00 PM
The Way Home (CC) Room 133 Over the course of eight months, sixty-four women, representing a cross-section of cultures in America, came together to share their experiences of oppression through the lens of race. Separated into eight ethnic councils (Indigenous, African-American, Arab, Asian, European-American, Jewish, Latina, and Multi-Racial) the women explore their stories of identity, oppression, and resistance. Sponsored by: The Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes (CC) Room 170 Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes provides a riveting examination of manhood, sexism, and homophobia in hip-hop culture. Director Byron Hurt, former star college quarterback, longtime hip-hop fan, and gender violence prevention educator, conceived the documentary as a "loving critique" of a number of disturbing trends in the world of rap music. He pays tribute to hip-hop while challenging the rap music industry to take responsibility for glamorizing destructive, deeply conservative stereotypes of manhood. The documentary features revealing interviews about masculinity and sexism with rappers such as Mos Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss, and Busta Rhymes, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, and cultural commentators such as Michael Eric Dyson and Beverly Guy-Shetfall. Critically acclaimed for its fearless engagement with issues of race, gender violence, and the corporate exploitation of youth culture. Sponsored by: The Aurora Center for Advocacy and Education
Bi the Way – it’s a both/and world Room 166 The iron curtain between gay and straight is crumbling. The Bible belt is being unbuckled. Recent studies suggest that bisexuality is drastically more widespread than we ever thought. And for young people, dating a girl one week and a guy the next is no big deal. Journeying through the changing sexual landscape of America, the directors of BI THE WAY investigate the latest scientific reports and social opinions on bisexuality, while following five members of the emerging “whatever generation”—teens and twenty-somethings who seem to be ushering in a whole new sexual revolution. Sponsored by: GLBTA Programs Office
Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North (CC) Room 131 When Katrina Browne learned that her distinguished New England family had been the largest slave-trading dynasty in U.S. history, she was shocked, but resolved to face her troubling heritage squarely. In Traces of the Trade, she and nine family members retrace the infamous Trangle Trade: from their ancestral home in Rhode Island to the slave forts of Ghana, across the bitter Middle Passage to the sugar plantations of the Caribbean, back to the racially divided America of today. Sponsored by: Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence
Additional program sponsors: The Office of Student Affairs, The Office of Equity and Diversity
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