Trouble the Water
Date: August 28
"Nominated for an Academy Award® for best feature documentary, Trouble the Water takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. It's a redemptive tale of two self-described street hustlers who become heroes-two unforgettable people who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning." (Synopsis from film website.)
Sponsored by: KSBN and the Honors Program
Houston We Have A Problem
Date: September 11
"Step inside the energy capital of the world to hear the truth about oil, straight from the hearts of the Texas oilmen themselves. See decades of American presidents who have warned against the dependence on foreign oil, and how the U.S. Energy Policy has always been a strategy of Defense, not Offense." (Synopsis from film website.)
Sponsored by: Students for Environmental Action
A Small Act
Date: September 18
"When Hilde Back sponsored a young, rural Kenyan student, she thought nothing of it. She certainly never expected to hear from him, but years later she does. Now a Harvard graduate and a Human Rights Lawyer for the United Nations, Chris Mburu decides to find the stranger that changed his life. Inspired by her generosity, he starts a scholarship program of his own and names it for his former benefactor." (Synopsis from film website.)
Sponsored by: Friends of International Programs
The Elephant in the Living Room
Date: September 25
"The Elephant in the Living Room is a documentary film about the controversial American subculture of raising the most dangerous animals in the world as common household pets. Director Michael Webber follows the journey of two men at the heart of the issue. One, Tim Harrison, a man whose mission is to protect exotic animals and the public, and the other, Terry Brumfield, a big-hearted man who struggles to keep his two pet African lions that he loves like his own family." (Synopsis from film website.)
Sponsored by: Sunset Zoo
