Films that capture today’s struggle for human rights.
February 6
Black Gold
An eye-opening investigation of
the economic oppression of coffee
farmers and the consequences of our
daily coffee fix.
February 13
Maquilapolis
The struggle of two women to
overcome corporate and government
indifference to labor rights and toxic
waste in a Mexican shantytown.
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Death on a Friendly Border
True story of a young Mexican woman
who dies of dehydration in the desert
while following her husband to
California.
February 20
10
A woman’s place in Islamic society
is explored through the relationship
between a young mother and her son
in modern Teheran.
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Boundaries
A captivating short film about gender
conflict, mental illness and the borders
that define our roles in life.
February 27
Faces of Change
Discrimination and oppression around
the globe is chronicled by five activists
with cameras.
March 5
God Grew Tired of Us*
The true story of three “Lost Boys” from
the Sudan who leave for America but
remain committed to helping those left
behind.
March 12
Sophie Scholl*
A drama about Germany’s most famous
anti-Nazi activist and leader of an
underground student resistance group.
*There will be an additional screening of God Grew Tired of Us on Friday, March 7, at 8 p.m. in Laura Falk Hall in Mellon Hall and two additional screenings of Sophie Scholl on Saturday, March 8, one at 7 p.m. in Laura Falk Hall in Mellon Hall and the second at 10 p.m. in the Night Spot in the Duquesne Union.
