Click on the movie titles for more information. All films will start at 7:00 pm in Fellowship Hall at Grove United Methodist Church, 490 West Boot Road, West Chester, PA 19380. Click Here for map and directions. They are free admission, and will be followed by discussion for those who would like to stay.
Sept. 29th (Tues) Money Driven Medicine
Oct. 20th (Tues) Life in Occupied Palestine
Nov. 18th (Wed) The Fair Trade
Dec. 15th (Tues) Simply Enough: A Dialogue with Shane Claiborne and Tony Campollo
Jan 13th (Wed) The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
Feb. 24th (Wed) Money as Debt
Mar 30th (Tues) Rethinking Afghanistan
Apr. 20th (Tues) A Silent Forest: The Growing Threat of Genetically Engineered Trees
May 26th (Wed) The World According to Monsanto
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
2009/2010 season
TO SKIP TO THE CURRENT SEASON'S FILMS CLICK HERE.
I'm starting to plan the films for the next season. Any comments or suggestions are welcome! Thus far, I've got (click on the title to see more information):
Life in Occupied Palestine, a documentary by Anna Baltzer - a Jewish woman working for the rights of Palestinians.
The World According to Monsanto (a French Film originally called "Le Monde Selon Monsanto" - don't worry it's in English!)
A Silent Forest: The Growing Threat, Genetically Engineered Trees made by the Sierra Club about the dangers of GM trees - there are already 100 test plots in the USA.
"Simply Enough: a Dialogue with Shane Claiborne and Tony Campollo" about radical Christianity's response to materialism (they are both wonderful and engaging speakers, and both local!)
FEMA City about the tent city that arose in Florida after Katrina.
Money as Debt, an entertaining cartoon-style documentary about how we got into this financial mess we find ourselves in.
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil came recommended by two people, the name says it all.
The Fair Trade which has won many film festival awards.
I haven't yet made up my mind about "2012: Science or Superstition" and would like to show "Dr. Price's Search for Health" but am not sure it would work on our player.
I'm starting to plan the films for the next season. Any comments or suggestions are welcome! Thus far, I've got (click on the title to see more information):
Life in Occupied Palestine, a documentary by Anna Baltzer - a Jewish woman working for the rights of Palestinians.
The World According to Monsanto (a French Film originally called "Le Monde Selon Monsanto" - don't worry it's in English!)
A Silent Forest: The Growing Threat, Genetically Engineered Trees made by the Sierra Club about the dangers of GM trees - there are already 100 test plots in the USA.
"Simply Enough: a Dialogue with Shane Claiborne and Tony Campollo" about radical Christianity's response to materialism (they are both wonderful and engaging speakers, and both local!)
FEMA City about the tent city that arose in Florida after Katrina.
Money as Debt, an entertaining cartoon-style documentary about how we got into this financial mess we find ourselves in.
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil came recommended by two people, the name says it all.
The Fair Trade which has won many film festival awards.
I haven't yet made up my mind about "2012: Science or Superstition" and would like to show "Dr. Price's Search for Health" but am not sure it would work on our player.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
2008/2009 Film Season Schedule
2008-2009 Schedule
FILMS THAT MAKE YOU THINK!
(Click film titles for more information and trailers)
September 30 - USA vs. Al-Arian - Follows the arrest and trial of Sami
Al-Arian, an Arab-American university professor accused of supporting a terrorist organization abroad. For two-and-a-half years, Dr. Al-Arian was held in solitary confinement, denied basic privileges and given limited access to his attorneys. This is a nightmare come to life, as a man is prosecuted for his beliefs rather than his actions.
October 14 - The End of Suburbia
What does Peak Oil mean for North America? As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years, how will the populations of suburbia react to the collapse of their dream? Are today's suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow? And what can be done NOW, individually and collectively, to avoid The End of Suburbia ?
November 11 – Sir! No Sir! – This banned documentary tells the story of resistance to the Vietnam war from within the ranks of the soldiers.
December 3 – Garbage!
From melting glaciers and oil slicks to our neighborhoods and into our homes, this film allows average people to connect the dots between their actions and the environment and be inspired to change their polluting ways.
January 22 - Life and Debt
This amazing documentary examines the way policies of the IMF, World Bank and other aid organizations have affected the Jamaican economy. This will help you understand Third World problems better than almost anything else! The soundtrack features songs by Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, and Peter Tosh.
February 10 - Sustainable Table
There are many questions about the sustainability of our current agricultural practices. This film tries to find some of the answers to problems that we face today and will face tomorrow.
March 19 - Tiny Tears – a locally made documentary about the impact of AIDS on children, featuring West Chester's Camp Dreamcatcher.
April 21 - Your Humble Serpent: The Wisdom of Reuben Snake - Reuben Snake was a unique and compelling American Indian leader, visionary, and activist. The film emphasizes Snake's search for spiritual meaning in life, highlighting his influential ideas on the differences between the rational, "linear" thought of Western philosophy and the intuitive, "cyclical" thought of Native peoples. He criticizes Western philosophy for leading us toward the destruction of the earth, and argues that intuitive, cyclical thinkers hold the earth to be sacred and understand how everything is interrelated.
May 14 – Unlocking the Mysteries of Life
Featuring outstanding computer animation of the tiniest life-forms - cells that make up all living things, this film is about scientists exploring the scientific case for intelligent design, which is NOT the same thing as creationism.
June 10 - When I Came Home - About homeless veterans in America: from those who served in Vietnam to those returning from the current war in Iraq. Through the story of Herold Noel, an Iraq War veteran suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and living in his car in Brooklyn,
When I Came Home reveals a failing system and the veteran's struggle to survive after returning from the war.
All films start at 7:00 pm and will be followed
with refreshments and discussion
Grove United Methodist Church, 490 West Boot Rd., West Chester, PA 19380
FILMS THAT MAKE YOU THINK!
(Click film titles for more information and trailers)
September 30 - USA vs. Al-Arian - Follows the arrest and trial of Sami
Al-Arian, an Arab-American university professor accused of supporting a terrorist organization abroad. For two-and-a-half years, Dr. Al-Arian was held in solitary confinement, denied basic privileges and given limited access to his attorneys. This is a nightmare come to life, as a man is prosecuted for his beliefs rather than his actions.
October 14 - The End of Suburbia
What does Peak Oil mean for North America? As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years, how will the populations of suburbia react to the collapse of their dream? Are today's suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow? And what can be done NOW, individually and collectively, to avoid The End of Suburbia ?
November 11 – Sir! No Sir! – This banned documentary tells the story of resistance to the Vietnam war from within the ranks of the soldiers.
December 3 – Garbage!
From melting glaciers and oil slicks to our neighborhoods and into our homes, this film allows average people to connect the dots between their actions and the environment and be inspired to change their polluting ways.
January 22 - Life and Debt
This amazing documentary examines the way policies of the IMF, World Bank and other aid organizations have affected the Jamaican economy. This will help you understand Third World problems better than almost anything else! The soundtrack features songs by Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, and Peter Tosh.
February 10 - Sustainable Table
There are many questions about the sustainability of our current agricultural practices. This film tries to find some of the answers to problems that we face today and will face tomorrow.
March 19 - Tiny Tears – a locally made documentary about the impact of AIDS on children, featuring West Chester's Camp Dreamcatcher.
April 21 - Your Humble Serpent: The Wisdom of Reuben Snake - Reuben Snake was a unique and compelling American Indian leader, visionary, and activist. The film emphasizes Snake's search for spiritual meaning in life, highlighting his influential ideas on the differences between the rational, "linear" thought of Western philosophy and the intuitive, "cyclical" thought of Native peoples. He criticizes Western philosophy for leading us toward the destruction of the earth, and argues that intuitive, cyclical thinkers hold the earth to be sacred and understand how everything is interrelated.
May 14 – Unlocking the Mysteries of Life
Featuring outstanding computer animation of the tiniest life-forms - cells that make up all living things, this film is about scientists exploring the scientific case for intelligent design, which is NOT the same thing as creationism.
June 10 - When I Came Home - About homeless veterans in America: from those who served in Vietnam to those returning from the current war in Iraq. Through the story of Herold Noel, an Iraq War veteran suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and living in his car in Brooklyn,
When I Came Home reveals a failing system and the veteran's struggle to survive after returning from the war.
All films start at 7:00 pm and will be followed
with refreshments and discussion
Grove United Methodist Church, 490 West Boot Rd., West Chester, PA 19380
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