Film Series
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** OPEN TO THE ENTIRE OXY COMMUNITY **
You are invited to the weekly Monday
night film showingssponsored by thePolitics Department for Fall 2007.
Weingart 117
7:00 p.m.
Film Schedule
September 4 (Tuesday): "Occupation" (44 min - Harvard's living wage campaign); and "Never Say Die" (46 min - How the tobacco industry uses its political influence)
September 10: "Free Speech for Sale"
(57 min - Bill Moyers PBS documentary about the role of money in American politics) and "The Road to Clean Elections" (19 min - Documentary about state-level reforms to limit money in campaigns)September 17: "With God On Our Side: George W. Bush and the Rise of the Religious Right" (100 min - Relates George Bush's story in evangelical conservatives' own words. Incorporating historical detail and interviews with religious conservatives, this film depicts the complex ways religion and politics mingle in American life)
September 24: "The Great Health Care Debate" (45 min - Documentary about how the health care debate unfolded and how different interest groups sought to influence how the media covered the issue, including the use of clever paid advertising); and "Wellstone" (80 min - Documentary about the life of Paul Wellstone, the grassroots activist and radical who was elected twice to the U.S. Senate from Minnesota)
October 1: "Trade Secrets"
(120 min - The failure of the federal government to regulate harmful chemicals in America's workplaces and communities) October 8: "The Atomic Cafe" (86 min - An acclaimed documentary film about the beginnings of the era of nuclear warfare, including a disturbing collection of archival film - including government sponsored military training films, TV and radio programs, newsreels, and others -- designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.) -OR- "Iraq for Sale" (75 min - The story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war. It takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever. It uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so.)October 22: The Corporation" (120 min - Documentary examines the nature, evolution, impact and possible futures of the modern business corporation) -OR- "Wal-Mart: High Cost of Low Price" (97 min - Examines the impact of Wal-Mart on American society. Takes you behind the glitz and into the real lives of workers and their families, business owners, and their communities)
October 29: "Waging a Living" (80 min - Chronicles the day-to-day struggles of four low-wage earners to support their families)
November 5: "Children in America's Schools" (120 min - Documentary about public schools based on Jonathan Kozol's book, Savage Inequalities)
November 12: "Guilty by Suspicion" (106 min - A feature film with Robert DeNiro about the Hollywood blacklist during the McCarthy era)
November 19:
"Out Foxed" (78 min - Fox News claims to be "fair and balanced" in its coverage of the news. This new documentary reveals the secrets of former Fox News producers, reporters and other staffers) and "The Public Mind" (60 min - Documentary about the role of the media in politics)November 26: "The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky & His Legacy"
(45 min - Documentary about legendary community organizer Saul Alinsky, who led the movement to empower disenfranchised communities through collective action) and "One Day Longer" (45 min - Recounts America's longest running strike by workers of the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas).December 3:
"Vote for Me" (Part 4, 85 min - Documentary the campaign of a first-time candidate running for Congress in North Carolina) and "Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election" (50 min - Documentary about the controversial vote count in Florida in the 2000 presidential race)For more information, please contact Prof. Dreier at x2913 or dreier@oxy.edu or Sylvia at x2991 or schico@oxy.edu.