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All films will be
screened at 7:00 pm in the Greenbriar Theatre in the
ASU Student Union. Admission free and open to the public. Discussion will follow.
Monday October 3
7:00 PM
Greenbriar Theater
Plemmons Student Union
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Loggerheads (2005)
From the writer who created the
acclaimed documentary, Dear Jesse, comes a romantic
drama set in the mountains, Piedmont and shores of North
Carolina. Based on a true story, Loggerheads is
a poignant tale that explores the difficulties of love, the
intersections of sexuality, religion and homophobia, and the
choices we make in creating meaning in our lives.
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Monday October 17
7:00 PM
Greenbriar Theater
Plemmons Student Union
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Brother/Outsider: the Life of Bayard
Rustin (2003)
The recipient of more than 20 awards
and honors in the US and abroad, Brother/Outsider
illuminates life and work of Bayard Rustin, a visionary
activist and strategist who has been called an "unknown
hero" of the civil rights movement. A tireless crusader for
social and economic justice, a disciple of Ghandi, a mentor
to Martin Luther King, Jr., and the organizer of the
triumphant 1963 March on Washington, Rustin dared to live as
an openly gay man during the fiercely homophobic 1940's,
50's and 60's. Brother/Outsider reveals the price that
Rustin paid for this openess, chronicling both the triumphs
and setbacks of his remarkable 60 year career. This film,
powerful and startling, is a mediation on the parallels
between racism and homophobia.
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Monday October 24
7:00 PM
Greenbriar Theater
Plemmons Student Union
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Kinsey
(2004)
Liam Neeson stars as Kinsey, who in
1948 irrevocably changed American culture and created a
media sensation with his book Sexual Behavior in the
Human Male. Asking thousands of people about the most
intimate aspects of their lives, Kinsey lifted the weight of
doubt and shame from a society in which sex was hidden, and
knowledge was dangerous. His work sparked one of the most
intense cultural debates of the past century - a debate that
rages today.
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Monday October 31
7:00 PM
Greenbriar Theater
Plemmons Student Union
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Ruthie and Connie: Every Room in the House
(2002)
Hilarious and heartwarming, Ruthie
and Connie: Every Room in the House, directed by
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Deborah Dickson, is a film
about love, friendship, passion and politics, and the price
two women paid to be themselves. In 1959, Ruthie Berman and
Connie Kurtz were both married mothers of young children,
living in a working-class Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn.
In 1974, they left their husbands and children, moved in
with each other and turned their entire worlds upside down.
Twenty years later, Ruthie and Connie made history in a
landmark lawsuit winning domestic partner benefits for all
New York City employees - turning the two Jewish lesbian
grandmothers into national icons. Through years of
friendship, heartbreak and redemption, Ruthie and Connie
retain their indomitable spirits sharing with viewers a
lifetime of hard-earned wisdom and offering an inspiring
look at two women raging against injustice and fighting for
love. An invaluable tool for community groupsorganizing for
social change and useful for coursework in sociology,
psychology and women's studies, Ruthie and Connie
adds a powerful chapter to America's search for the meaning
of family.
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Sponsored
by The Women's Studies Program, B-GLAAD, The Multicultural
Center, The Equity Office, The College of Arts and Sciences,
and Library Collection Development.
Contact Dr. Kim Hall (hallki@appstate.edu) or Dr Jill Ehnenn
(ehnennjr@appstate.edu)
for more info.
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