Past MOVIES THAT MATTER Events
STORIES OF STRENGTH
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9
7 p.m. - Program
6:30 p.m. -- Refreshments
DOYLE/FORMAN THEATER
Stories of Strength: First-Person Films by Community Activists showcases short digital
films by Washingtonians looking back on their activism during the period 1963-1975 -- "The
Years That Shook and Shaped Washington," in partnership with the Smithsonian Anacostia
Community Museum, along with stories of Central American immigrants who rebuilt their
lives with the help of Ayuda, a social-service organization. All digital films in collaboration with the students of Prof. Nina ShapiroPerl's Community Documentary course.
CHAPLAINS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 7:00 P.M.
DOYLE/FORMAN THEATER
CHAPLAINS is a new 75-minute documentary film that takes the viewer into the dynamic
world of chaplains –men and women who represent their own particular faith tradition but
are trained to be of comfort and support to everyone – religious or not.
SHOUT GLADI GLADI
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 6:30 P.M.
DOYLE/FORMAN THEATER
6:00 p.m. reception
Film followed by discussion with Adam Friedman and Ann Gloag, founder of
Freedom for Fistula Foundation
SHOUT GLADI GLADI is narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Meryl
Streep; produced and directed by Adam Friedman, SOC/BA’79. Filmed in Malawi
and Sierra Leone, the film spotlights the quest of Ann Gloag, the indefatigable
philanthropist and former nurse, driving the movement to save African women and girls from obstetric fistula, a
medical condition that can turn these vulnerable women into reviled outcasts. The film presents these patients as they
tell stirring tales of their struggles and triumphs -- culminating with the exuberant Gladi Gladi ceremony, a singing
and dancing blowout that marks the day women and girls return home. www.shoutgladigladi.com
FRONTLINE: TROUBLE WITH CHICKEN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 12:30 P.M.
DOYLE/FORMAN THEATER
FRONTLINE investigatesthe spread of dangerous pathogens in meat - particularly
poultry - and why the food-safety system isn't stopping the threat. Focusing on an
outbreak of salmonella Heidelberg at one of the nation's largest poultry processors,
the documentary reveals how contaminants are evading regulators and causing more
severe illnesses as Americans consume more chicken than ever.
Hosted by the School of Communication and Professor Lynne Perri's Investigative
Reporting Workshop
WAR ON WHISTLEBLOWERS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 6:30 P.M.
DOYLE/FORMAN THEATER
War on Whistleblowers highlights the stories of four whistleblowers who noticed government
wrongdoing and turned to the media to expose the abuse they discovered. In addition to their
personal accounts, the film includes interviews with journalists and legal experts sharing their
knowledge of the challenges whistleblowers face today.
Hosted by the Center for Global Peace
AFGHAN DREAMS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 7:00 P.M.
DOYLE/FORMAN THEATER
Free and open to the public. Afghan Dreams is a short documentary
detailing the aspirations of four young Afghan women and law students,
Arghawan, Duniya, Nabila, and Rohila, as they train to compete in the
prestigious international commercial law competition, the Vis Moot.
Afghan Dreams is a story of triumph, fulfilled aspirations and redefining
what it means to be a woman in Afghanistan.
Hosted by Professor Bill Gentile and co-sponsored by the Foreign
Correspondence Network.
FOOD CHAINS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 7:00 P.M.
DOYLE/FORMAN THEATER
Free and open to the public. A documentary by Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser about the human
cost in our food supply and the complicity of large buyers of produce like fast food and
supermarkets. Hosted by Professor Anastasia Snelling.
NO FIRE ZONE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 7:00 P.M.
DOYLE/FORMAN THEATER
Free and open to the public. Award-winning documentary filmmaker
Callum Macrae about the story of the final 138 days of the 26-year Sri
Lanka civil war. Hosted by Professor Bill Gentile.
ABOUT THE FILM
FIRST-PERSON STORIES OF STRUGGLE, PAIN AND HOPE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 7:00 P.M.
FORMAN THEATER
Free and open to the public. Presented in collaboration with professor Nina
Shapiro-Perl's Community Documentary course.
Smith Center for Healing & the Arts
Parents of Students in M.O.M.I.E.'s after-school program
LISTOPAD
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 7:00 P.M.
FORMAN THEATER
Free and open to the public. Filmmaker in Residence Gary Griffin will be
screening his new feature film, Listopad, produced in Prague with the help
and assistance of students and staff of FAMU.
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