Hofstra University Department of Radio, Television, Film

in collaboration with Hofstras Center for Civic Engagement and with special support provided by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents

le s: Moving Pictures, Moving Peop Documentary Perspective

Christine Noschese

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This month-long series features award-winning female documentary filmmakers showcasing their groundbreaking films about popular democratic movements from the fight against Apartheid in South Africa to the quest for justice in Guatemala, to community organizers right here in the United States. Each screening will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at 211 Breslin hall, south campus.
Thursday, March 1 Have You Heard From Johannesburg?: Fair Play (2010)
directed and produced by Connie Field Part of the seven-part series chronicling the history of the global anti-apartheid movement that took on South Africas entrenched apartheid regime and its international supporters, Fair Play: 1958-1981, looks at how athletes and activists around the world hit white South Africa where it hurts: on the playing field. The sports boycott campaign became the anti-apartheid movements first victory and succeeded in culturally isolating the white minority in an arena of passionate importance. sponsored by the hofstra afrikan students association, collegiate Woman of color, and the african studies Program. a question-and-answer session with producer and director connie Field will immediately follow the screening.

Connie Field

Thursday, March 15 GRANITO: How to Nail a Dictator (2011)

directed by Pamela Yates; Produced by Paco de Onis The film looks at the former military strongman of Guatemala, General Efran Ros Montt, who, in the early 1980s, led a brutal military junta. The granitos, or grains of sand human rights advocates in Guatemala and abroad worked together and managed to bring him up on genocide charges in a Spanish court. Those charges rely, in part, on evidence from Ms. Yates own documentary work. GRANITO is more than just a guide on how to bring a despot to justice; it is also Ms. Yates personal reflections on the purpose and craft of documentary filmmaking, the more than 50 years of tumultuous history in Guatemala, and how her own views on both those subjects have evolved. sponsored by hofstras collegiate Women of color. a question-and-answer session with director Pamela yates and producer Paco de Onis will immediately follow the screening.

Gini Reticker

sponsored by the hofstra afrikan students association, collegiate Women of color, and the african studies Program. a question-and-answer session with executive producer Gini reticker who directed both Pray the Devil Back to Hell and the third film in the series, Peace Unveiled will immediately follow the screening.

Thursday, March 29 Paper Tiger Television: 30 Years of the Popular Video Collective
In 1981, Paper Tiger Television pioneered a truly radical public access show with thoughtful, highly inventive media criticism, challenging both the form and content of mainstream media. This film showcases many short videos and documentaries about the role of women in various social movements of the past 30 years, from one of the countrys most productive media activist collectives. a question-and-answer session with Patricia Gonzalez and adrienne silverman, members of the Paper Tiger Television collective, will immediately follow the screening.

Thursday, March 8 Metropolitan Avenue (1985)

directed and produced by Christine Noschese associate professor of radio, television, film Metropolitan Avenue is an inspiring film about community, the changing role of women, and how powerful ordinary people can be when they join together to fight for something they believe in. The film focuses on a neighborhood, which, like many urban areas, faces problems such as cutbacks in municipal services and racial tensions. A group of working class women from varied ethnic backgrounds rise to the challenge and form coalitions to fight for community survival, occupying their own neighborhood through street sit-ins and mass demonstrations to make their voices heard. And 20 years later, the film inspires us as we face a new fiscal crisis. a question-and-answer session with producer and director christine Noschese and women featured in the film will immediately follow the screening.

Thursday, March 22 Women, War & Peace: Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2010)
directed by Gini Reticker This film is part of a bold new five-part PBS television series challenging the conventional wisdom that war and peace are male domains. The series shows how the majority of present-day conflicts are not fought by nation-states and their armies, but by informal entities gangs and warlords using small arms and improvised weapons. With depth and complexity, Women, War & Peace highlights the stories of women in conflict zones from Bosnia to Afghanistan and Colombia to Liberia, placing women at the center of an urgent dialogue about conflict and security, and reframing our understanding of modern warfare.

All screenings are free and open to the public. For more information, call Associate Professor Mario A. Murillo at 516-463-6062.

Pamela Yates

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