Which Fall 2017 "Film Talks" movie best fits your personality?

You're a great fit for the documentary Embrace!

Alkek Library hosted a free screening and discussion on Monday, October 09, 2017

If you missed it, don't worry! You can still watch the film on our streaming database, and use the discussion guide with your friends!

Learn more: http://bit.ly/alkekfilmtalks

"Embrace had its world premiere at the 2016 Sydney Film Festival, where it made it into the festival directors’ top 5 picks and was nominated for the Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Best Documentary. Embrace follows body image activist Taryn Brumfitt's crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring us to change the way we feel about ourselves and think about our bodies."

You're a great fit for Beware the Slenderman!

Alkek Library is hosting a free screening and discussion on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM!
Learn more: http://bit.ly/alkekfilmtalks

The discussion will be facilitated by Dr. Laycock from the Dept of Philosophy.

"Beware the Slenderman is a documentary which won the 2016 Adrienne Shelley Excellence in Filmmaking Award and was nominated for 2016 SXSW Gamechanger Award.

Beware the Slenderman tells the story of two 12-year old girls, who attempted to murder one of their friends in an attempt to appease Slenderman, a fictional monster from a horror website."

You're a great fit for the documentary 13TH! Alkek Library hosted a screening and discussion on Thursday, November 02, 2017 from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
Learn more: http://bit.ly/alkekfilmtalks

The discussion was facilitated by:
Dr. Scott Bowman, Criminal Justice
Dr. Jeff Helgeson, History
Dr. Kim Litwinowich or another representative, Counseling Center
Jesse Silva, Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion

13TH ties into the 2017-2018 Common Experience: "The Search for Justice: Our Response to Crime in the 21st Century"

"The Netflix film 13TH was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2017 Academy Awards, and it earned multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations, among other honors. In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists, and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom. Directed by Ava DuVernay and featuring numerous public figures, including Michelle Alexander, Bryan Stevenson, Cory Booker, Newt Gingrich, and Henry Louis Gates."

You're a great fit for Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece, The Great Dictator!
Cheese and Crackers! You missed our screening!
Film Talks kick off event was on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Dr. Louie Valencia of the Dept of History led a discussion after the film about the history of fascism.

There IS still good news! You can access the film resource guide here: http://bit.ly/tgdhandout and watch the movie on our Kanopy streaming films database.

Learn more: http://bit.ly/alkekfilmtalks
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"In his controversial masterpiece The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplin offers both a cutting caricature of Adolf Hitler and a sly tweaking of his own comic persona. Chaplin, in his first pure talkie, brings his sublime physicality to two roles: the cruel yet clownish "Tomainian" dictator and the kindly Jewish barber who is mistaken for him. Featuring Jack Oakie and Paulette Goddard in stellar supporting turns, The Great Dictator, boldly going after the fascist leader before the U.S.'s official entry into World War II, is an audacious amalgam of politics and slapstick that culminates in Chaplin's famously impassioned speech."