Each year, films are selected to promote public discussion of current issues.  We encourage community and campus groups to participate and talk about the films afterwards.  See the trailers below for a preview:

Sunday, August 30 —  The Visitor (2008) PG-13

Drama about friendship between a reclusive college professor and two undocumented workers he discovers have unwittingly rented his New York apartment.
(trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGjjx3WMmSE)

Sunday, September 6 —  Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008) Not Rated  
True story of the how women brutalized by civil war in Liberia turned the tables on warlords and the president, forcing a negotiated peace settlement and elections.
(trailer http://www.praythedevilbacktohell.com/v3/ )

Sunday, September 13 —  Garbage Warrior (2007) Not Rated  
Portrays Michael Reynolds, an architect of sustainable, off-the-grid housing in New Mexico for 30 years, re-building for tsunami victims and challenging skeptical legislators.
(trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KYJ0dsd-x0 )

Friday, Saturday , September 18 & 19   —  Playing for Change (2008) Not Rated
Mark Johnson began his project visiting street musicians around the world who share a common message, sung together through the film.
(trailers http://www.playingforchange.com/)

Sunday, September 20  —  The Tiger Next Door (2009) Not Rated
Experts estimate that there are more tigers in private captivity in the USA than there are roaming wild in the world.  24 of them live in Dennis H’s backyard.
(trailer http://thetigernextdoor.com/trailer-2/ )