[Peace-discuss] Social Justice Films at Channing Murray this fall -- 5 Broken Cameras; prison justice films; "Unfreedom: Latino Migrants in a Midwestern Town"; "The Square" (on Egypt's revolution); ...

[Stuart Levy via Peace-discuss]

(from Claire Szoke and Rachel Storm of Channing-Murray Foundation - 
films they're bringing this fall, starting in September)

They're seeking co-sponsoring organizations.   Should AWARE become 
one?   I think so.

*UU Social Justice Film Screening: 5 Broken Cameras*

*Sept. 8th @ 6:30pm, Channing Murray Foundation*

*1209 W. Oregon St. Urbana, IL 61802*

When his fourth son, Gibreel, is born, Emad, a Palestinian villager, 
gets his first camera. In his village, Bil'in, a separation barrier is 
being built and the villagers start to resist this decision. For more 
than five years, Emad films the struggle, which is lead by two of his 
best friends, alongside filming how Gibreel grows. Very soon it affects 
his family and his own life. Daily arrests and night raids scare his 
family; his friends, brothers and him as well are either shot or 
arrested. One Camera after another is shot at or smashed, each camera 
tells a part of his story.

*UU Social Justice Film Screening: Prison Justice Triple Feature*

*Oct. 6th @ 6:30pm, Channing Murray Foundation*

*1209 W. Oregon St. Urbana, IL 61802*

This triple-feature will showcase three short films exploring prison 
justice and prison education work, including the ocally-made film 
Education Justice Project (10 min), Solitary Confinement: Torture in 
Your Backyard (20 min), and Lens & Pens: Art in an Unexpected Place (26 
min). The first film explores the Education Justice Project, an 
initiative that brings University of Illinois professors and volunteers 
to teach advanced-level (300 and 400 level) college classes at the 
Danville Correctional Center; the second explores human rights 
violations with solitary confinement; and the third tells the story of a 
transformative poetry, painting, and photography workshop for criminally 
insane patients in the maximum-security John Howard Pavilion of 
Washington, DC's, historic St. Elizabeths Hospital.

*UU Social Justice Film Screening: Unfreedom: Latino Migrants in a 
Midwestern Town*

*Oct. 13th @ 6:30pm, Channing Murray Foundation*

*1209 W. Oregon St. Urbana, IL 61802*

UNFREEDOM: Latino Immigrants in a Midwestern Town documents the personal 
and family experiences of people related to Latin America (particularly 
Mexico) who live in the "Land of Freedom", ironically in cages of gold, 
without full freedom. It was filmed in Bloomington, Indiana, a small 
town in the midwestern United States, and Mexico City.

*UU Social Justice Film Screening: The Square*

*Nov. 3rd @ 6:30pm, Channing Murray Foundation*

*1209 W. Oregon St. Urbana, IL 61802*

The Square is a revolutionary film about change and the power of people. 
We encourage you to share these inspirational stories with your own 
community. Theatrical-On-Demand® film distributor Gathr Films® allows 
viewers to bring The Square to theaters all across the country. We are 
all about collaboration, so look for an existing screening to join in 
your area. If no screening exists, you can request to become a host of a 
new event.

*UU Social Justice Film Screening: How to Survive a Plague*

*Dec. 1st @ 6:30pm, Channing Murray Foundation*

*1209 W. Oregon St. Urbana, IL 61802*

In honor of Worlds Aids Day, Channing Murray Foundation will be 
screening How To Survive a Plague. HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE is the story 
of two coalitions---ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group)---whose 
activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a 
manageable condition. Despite having no scientific training, these 
self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped 
identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to 
patients in record time. With unfettered access to a treasure trove of 
never-before-seen archival footage from the 1980s and '90s, filmmaker 
David France puts the viewer smack in the middle of the controversial 
actions, the heated meetings, the heartbreaking failures, and the 
exultant breakthroughs of heroes in the making.



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