Banished
From the 1860s to the 1920s, dozens of towns and counties
across America violently expelled entire African American
communities, forcing thousands of black families to flee
their homes. A century later, these towns remain all white.
BANISHED tells the story of three of these counties
and their black descendants, who return to learn shocking
histories.
Time: January 29th 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Admission: Free
Iron Ladies of Liberia
An intimate documentary that goes behind-the-scenes with
Africa's first freely elected female head of state, Ellen
Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia. The film explores
the challenges facing President Sirleaf and the extraordinary
women surrounding her as they develop and implement policy
to rebuild their ravaged country and prevent a descent back
into civil war.
Time: February 28th 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Admission: Free
King Corn
Two recent college graduates embark on a mission to see
where America's food comes from by growing it. In the rural
town of Greene, Iowa, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis plant a
single acre of the nation's most powerful crop and then
set out to follow it to America's tables. But when they
learn what their harvest is destined to become, Ian and
Curt realize their experiment has gotten out of hand.
See
KING CORN featured on Good Morning America. Is Corn Making
Us Fat?
Time: March 29th 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Admission: Free
A Dream in Doubt
America's first post-9/11 hate crime murder punctuated
a growing wave of violence in retaliation for the terror
attacks. Told through the eyes of the victim's brother,
A DREAM IN DOUBT travels to Phoenix to tell a personal
story of national tragedy, murder, community and the American
Dream.
Time: April 19th 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Admission: Free
New Year Baby
Born in a Thai refugee camp on Cambodian New Year, filmmaker
Socheata Poeuv grew up in the United States never knowing
that her family had survived the Khmer Rouge genocide. In
NEW YEAR BABY, she embarks on a journey to Cambodia in search
of the truth and why her family's history had been buried
in secrecy for so long.
Time: June 7th 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Admission: Free
Followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, Socheata Poeuv
