[Peace-discuss] Two Awesome Film Screenings This Week!

[Rachel Storm]

*R E M I N D E R  :   FILM SCREENING TONIGHT! (pass it on)*



*Film Screening + Post-Film Discussion | Pariah (2012)*
*Thursday March 14th | 7pm
*
*Women's Resources Center | 703 S. Wright St. 2nd floor, Champaign*
Pariah is the story of Alike, a 17-year-old African-American woman who
lives with her parents Audrey and Arthur (Kim Wayans and Charles Parnell)
and younger sister Sharonda (Sahra Mellesse) in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene
neighborhood. She has a flair for poetry, and is a good student at her
local high school. Pariah is the story of a young, queer, spoken word
artist and her own coming of age.The Sex + Gender Film Series occurs on
Thursdays at the Women's Resources Center in collaboration with Gender and
Women's Studies, National Organization for Women UIUC Chapter, DiversityEd,
and Media and Cinema Studies
*TRAILER HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwYtHVlQN9c*
*Invite folks on Facebook
here<http://www.facebook.com/events/313714182082094/?fref=ts>
. *


On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 11:44 PM, Rachel Storm <rachelstrm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey friends---
>
> I'm screening two films this week. Each are tremendous--each about
> survival. Detropia is about the collapse of manufacturing and financial
> crisis in Detroit and the subsequent birth of creative survival in the face
> of capitalism. It's created by two women documentarians--the same brilliant
> directors responsible for Jesus Camp. Pariah is a feature film about one
> queer black girl poet's survival as a marginalized youth. You won't want to
> miss both of these films!
>
> All are free. Open to the public. Tell your friends. *If you have a
> moment, please circulate this information!*
>
> Rachel
>
> *Film Screening + Post-Film Discussion | Detropia (2012)*
> *Allen Hall Main Lounge | 1005 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801*
> *Wednesday, Mar. 13th | 7pm*
> Detropia sculpts a dreamlike collage of  Detroit teetering on the brink of
> dissolution, as soulful pragmatists and stalwart philosophers strive to
> make sense of it all, refusing to abandon hope or resistance. Their grit
> and pluck embody the spirit of the Motor City as it struggles to survive
> postindustrial America and begins to envision a radically different future.
> Co-sponsored by Unit One Allen Hall and the Women's Resources Center.
> *TRAILER HERE: http://vimeo.com/42302316*
> *Invite folks on Facebook here<http://www.facebook.com/events/414013318693200/?fref=ts>
> . *
>
>
> *Film Screening + Post-Film Discussion | Pariah (2012)*
> *Thursday March 14th | 7pm
> *
> *Women's Resources Center | 703 S. Wright St. 2nd floor, Champaign*
> Pariah is the story of Alike, a 17-year-old African-American woman who
> lives with her parents Audrey and Arthur (Kim Wayans and Charles Parnell)
> and younger sister Sharonda (Sahra Mellesse) in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene
> neighborhood. She has a flair for poetry, and is a good student at her
> local high school. Pariah is the story of a young, queer, spoken word
> artist and her own coming of age.The Sex + Gender Film Series occurs on
> Thursdays at the Women's Resources Center in collaboration with Gender and
> Women's Studies, National Organization for Women UIUC Chapter, DiversityEd,
> and Media and Cinema Studies
> *TRAILER HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwYtHVlQN9c*
> *Invite folks on Facebook here<http://www.facebook.com/events/313714182082094/?fref=ts>
> . *
>
>
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