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Fall 2011
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Blessed is the Match
Thursday September 15, 2011 - 7:00PM - Irvine Lecture Hall
A film by Roberta Grossman, 2008, 86 minutes
Narrated by Joan Allen, Blessed is the Match is the first documentary feature about Hannah Senesh, the World War II-era poet and diarist who became a paratrooper, resistance fighter and modern-day Joan of Arc. Safe in Palestine in 1944, Hannah joined a mission to rescue Hungary's Jews. Shockingly, it was the only outside rescue mission for Jews during the Holocaust.
Watch the trailer for Blessed is the Match
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Soundz of Spirit
Thursday October 6, 2011 – 7:00PM - Student Union Ballroom 119
A film by Joslyn Rose Lyons, 2003, 63 Minutes
Soundz of Spirit is an award-winning feature length documentary film that explores the creative process and spiritual connection in Hip Hop Culture. With in-depth interviews and behind the scenes footage with artists including KRS-One, Common, Andre 3000, Cee-Lo, Talib Kweli, Goapele, Mystic, Saul Williams, among many other artists, Djs, dancers, poets and writers.
Watch the trailer for Soundz of Spirit
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Black Is... Black Ain't
Thursday November 10, 2011 - 7:00PM - Student Union Ballroom 119
A film by Marlon Riggs, 1994, 87 Minutes, Independent Television Services
The final film by filmmaker Marlon Riggs, Black Is... Black Ain't jumps into the middle of explosive debates over Black Identity. White Americans have always stereotyped African Americans, but the rigid definitions of "Blackness" that African Americans impose on each other have also been devastating. Riggs's camrera traverses the country, bringing us face to face with Black folks young and old, rich and poor, rural and urban, gay and straight, grappling with the paradox of numerous, often contested, definitions of Blackness.
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Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
Thursday December 1, 2011 - 7:00PM - Student Union Ballroom 119
A film by Jordan Mechner, 2003, 30 Minutes, Tiny Projects Production Company
In 1949, photographer Don Normark visited Chavez Ravine, a close-knit Mexican American village on a hill overlooking downtown Los Angeles. Enchanted, he stayed for a year and took hundreds of photographs documenting community life. But little did Normark know that he was capturing the last images of a place that was about to disappear. Fifty years later, filmmaker Jordan Mechner explores what happened. Narrated by Ceech Marin and scored by Ry Cooder and Lalo Guerrero, Chavez Ravine combines contemporary interviews with archival footage and Normark's haunting black-and-white photographs to reclaim and celebrate a beloved community of the past.
Watch the trailer for Chavez Ravine
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Exact locations are tentative. For more information on the Reel Justice Film Series, or if you have any questions or comments, contact Erin Pullin.
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