My American Girls: A Dominican Story

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Noon-1:30PM

In vivid detail, this film captures the joys and struggles of first generation immigrants from the Dominican Republic . It explores the rewards and costs of pursuing the American Dream. Three American-born daughters are caught between their parent's values and their own. GRACE COOLIDGE, WATERMAN 501

Last Chance for Eden

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

5PM-7PM

STAFF/FACULTY/GRAD STUDENT EVENT

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

This emotional documentary portrays eight men and women passionately discussing the impact of society's stereotypes on their lives in the workplace, at home and in their communities. They explore the differences and similarities between racism and sexism. For more information please email: alcook@uvm.edu

If I Can't Do It

Wednesday

October 19, 2005

Noon-1:30PM

Born with cerebral palsy in an isolated Kentucky cabin, Arthur Campbell, Jr., spent his first thirty-eight years sheltered by overprotective parents at home. This outstanding documentary is an unflinching portrait of one cantankerous and courageous disabled man who is pushing for independence and an equal slice of the American pie. GRACE COOLIDGE, WATERMAN 501

90 Miles

Wednesday

November 2, 2005

Noon-1:30PM

A Cuban-born filmmaker recounts the strange fate that brought him as a groomed young communist to exile in Miami in 1980 during the dramatic Mariel boatlift. The story of an immigrant family and how the historical forces around them shaped their personal relationships and attitudes towards the world. JOHN DEWEY LOUNGE, OLD MILL 325

In the Light of Reverence

Monday

November 7, 2005

5PM-7PM

Across the United States , Native Americans struggle to protect their sacred places. Religious freedom, so valued in America , is not guaranteed to those who practice land-based religions. Three indigenous communities try to protect their sacred sites from rock climbers, tourists, stripmining, development, and New Age religious practitioners . MEMORIAL LOUNGE, WATERMAN 338

Down and Out in America

Wednesday

November 16, 2005

Noon-1:30PM

We live in a country that prides itself on the opportunities available to all. This film takes a hard look at the farmers who can't hold on to their land, the homeless, and the 20 million Americans who still don't have enough to eat, and asks how long can we ignore the nightmare of poverty. GRACE COOLIDGE, WATERMAN 501

Blink

Wednesday

November 30, 2005

Noon-1:30PM

Once a rising star in the white supremacist movement, Greg Winthrow grapples with a legacy of hatred handed down across generations in this haunting documentary. The film reveals how class divisions are masked by racial conflict and follows the intense Winthrow as he grapples with his own redemption from a heritage of violence. GRACE COOLIDGE, WATERMAN 501

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For information on these films, contact Amanda Cook at the Center for Cultural Pluralism

E-mail: Amanda.Cook@uvm.edu Phone at 656-7990

These films are co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Multicultural Affairs