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Schedule

January 24
If These Walls Could Talk

Co-sponsored by WSU VOX: Voices of Planned Parenthood"

A trilogy of stories set in the same house, but with different occupants and spanning over 40 years, deals with various women and moral crisis over unexpected pregnancies and their choice of abortion.

January 31
Jesus Camp

Co-sponsored by WSU Atheist and Agnostic Student Group

The feverish spectacle of a summer camp for evangelical Christian kids is the focus of Jesus Camp, a fascinating if sometimes alarming documentary. The film follows a charismatic teacher, Becky Fischer, as she trains young soldiers in "God's Army" at a camp in North Dakota.

Watch the Trailer for "Jesus Camp"

February 7
Iraq For Sale

Co-sponsored by WSU Young Democrats

The story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war. Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed, and Uncovered) takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. Iraq for Sale uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so.

Watch the Trailer for "Iraq for Sale"

February 21
Sankofa

Co-sponsored by the Black Graduate Student Association

SANKOFA is an Akan word that means, "One must return to the past in order to move forward." A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive power of community and rebellion as she becomes a member of a freedom-seeking Maroon colony.

February 21
Confederate States of America

Set in a contemporary alternative world where the Confederate States of America managed to win the American Civil War, a British film documentary examines the history of this nation. Beginning with its conquest of the northern states, the film covers a shocking history where racial enslavement became triumphant and the nation carried sinister designs of conquest.

Watch the Trailer for "Confederate States of America"

February 28
All About Darfur

Co-sponsored by WSU STAND with Social Responsibility

In All About Darfur, Sudanese filmmaker Taghreed Elsanhouri talks with ordinary Sudanese in outdoor tea shops, markets, refugee camps and living rooms about how deeply rooted prejudices could suddenly burst into a wild fire of ethnic violence. The film includes interviews with intellectuals, activists, and genocide survivors and pays particular attention to the opinions and concerns of women.

March 7
Who Killed the Electric Car?

Co-sponsored by the Sustainability Club

In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust and ran without gasoline. Ten years later, these futuristic cars were almost entirely gone. What happened? Why should we be haunted by the ghost of the electric car?

Watch the Trailer for "Who Killed the Electric Car?"

March 21
The Shape of Water

In an intimate encounter with five very different women in Brazil, India, Jerusalem, and Senegal (narrated by Susan Sarandon with introductory narration co-written by Edwidge Danticat) this documentary offers a close look at the far reaching and vibrant alternatives crafted by women in response to environmental degradation, archaic traditions, lack of economic independence and war.

The Shape of Water

Watch the Trailer for "The Shape of Water"

March 28
Plan Colombia: Cashing-In On the Drug War Failure

Co-sponsored by CAMARADAS

A documentary about the first U.S. oil war of the 21st Century. 20 years of the US "war-on-drugs" in Colombia paid for by U.S. tax-payers. Still more and more drugs and narco-dollars are entering the U.S. every year. Is it a mere failure by Washington? Or is it a smokescreen to secure Colombia's oil and natural resources instead?

Watch a Scene of "Plan Colombia"

April 4
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Co-sponsored by the Northwest Coalition

Hugo Chavez elected President of Venezuela in 1998, is a colorful, unpredictable folk hero, beloved by his nation's working class and a tough-as-nails, quixotic opponent to the power structure that would see him deposed. Two independent filmmakers were inside the presidential palace on April 11, 2002, when he was forcibly removed from office. They were also present 48 hours later when, remarkably, he returned to power amid cheering crowds.

Watch a Scene of "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"

April 11
We Are Dad

Co-sponsored by GLBTA

Heartfelt documentary about two gay men in Florida who are foster parents to children with HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses, detailing their day-to-day struggles raising these special-needs children, as well as the issues they face in dealing with Florida's adoption laws and anti-gay bias when the state tries to take their child.

We Are Dad

Watch a Preview for "We Are Dad"

April 18
Before the Music Dies

"Before the Music Dies" tells the story of American music at this precarious moment. Filmmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country, hoping to understand why mainstream music seems so packaged and repetitive, and whether corporations really had the power to silence musical innovation. Featuring The Dave Matthews Band, Erykah Badu, Doyle Bramhall II, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton and many more.

Watch a Preview for "Before the Music Dies"

April 25
The Road to Guantanamo

The terrifying first-hand account of three British citizens who were held for two years without charges in the American military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Known as the “Tipton Three,” in reference to their home town in Britain, the three were eventually returned to Britain and released, still having had no formal charges ever made against them at any time during their ordeal.

Watch the Trailer for "The Road to Guantanamo"