Description
The General Education Film Series was created by Anna Cox (Art) and David Shoenthal (Mathematics/Computer Science) to show four foreign and/or independent films per semester. The films support the conceptual foundation of the General Education program.
These films are intended for a university audience and are not appropriate for children.
Goals of Gen Ed Film Series
Spring 2008 Schedule
Film Summaries
Previous Films Shown
Goals
Provide opportunities to increase students' cultural, artistic, and information literacy by presenting films that contain themes not commonly found in Hollywood cinema.
Provide opportunities for synthesizing information from diverse media.
Foster interdisciplinary understanding and critical thinking through the medium of independent and foreign cinema.
Introduce students to a lifelong learning resource.
Fall 2007 Semester Schedule
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FILM |
GOALS |
January 23 |
No End in Sight |
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February 20 |
Bamako
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March 5 |
Kamp Katrina |
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March 26 |
The Fountain (shown on campus)
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April 16 |
A Mighty Heart (shown on campus) |
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| LOCATION AND TIME |
Unless otherwise marked, all films begin at 7pm and are screened at the LCVA, lower level
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Film Summaries
No End in Sight
"A clear-eyed, coherent dissection of how crucial decisions were made in the first weeks and months following the American invasion of Iraq.” – The Reeler
Not rated.
Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Internet Movie Database entry
Bamako
A courtroom drama and a portrait of everyday life in Mali: “surprisingly moving, funny, tragic, strange and undogmatic.” – Salon
Not rated.
Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Internet Movie Database entry
Kamp Katrina
“A touching documentary by Ashley Sabin and David Redmon introduces us to [residents] of the makeshift Kamp Katrina [following the hurricane].” – The New York Post
Not rated.
Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
The Fountain
An impressionistic, imaginative fable about life and death: “a haunting and remarkably emotional journey” –Maxim
Rated PG-13.
Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Internet Movie Database entry
A Mighty Heart
Powerful dramatization of the life of Mariane Pearl: “A worthy film on a great, tragic subject” – Chicago Tribune
Rated R.
Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Internet Movie Database entry
Questions?
Anna Cox
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David Shoenthal
434 395 2193 |
