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Schedule of Films for 2007-2008 Church Year:
October 14, 2007--Jim Gertmenian, "Ararat" This film is a famous and critically well-received fiction about the
Aremenian Genocide, one of the biggest in numbers in the 20th century. If you
are interested in understanding genocide, this is an important film. Jim, our
pastor and a person of Armenian descent, would like to use this film as an
opportunity to share with people what he understands about genocide from his own
cultural history. Jackman Hall. For more about it, go to www.PlymouthFilm.org.
October 21, 2007--Mariana Shulstad, NRCAT/HBO's
documentary "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib" (mature audiences only) This special 2nd feature in Oct. is a compelling documentary meant only for
mature audiences and for those with strong fortitudes, as the subject of torture
is documented--not without delicacy and care, but with rigor and honesty. See
for yourself what is happening at Abu Ghraib.
November 11, 2007--Jeff Hall/Sierra Leone
Plymouth Project, "Blood Diamond" Jeff Hall and his Sierra Leone-Plymouth Project are in an good position to
describe why this fictional film is full of accurate descriptions of the "blood
diamond" conflict that encompassed Sierra Leone and Liberia in the 1990s. The
film was poorly reviewed and so poorly attended here, but well received
elsewhere, and the lead actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, won an Oscar for it. Jan. 13, 2008--open, Global Concerns
Committee, " This fictional recreation of the conflict between AIM (American Indian Movement) radicals and FBI in the early 1970s on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota well depicts the tensions and the sometimes complex, problematic issues involved in the standoff between the two groups. This well-acted movie also has an excellent presence of place. Feb. 10, 2008--Rev. Jeff Sartain, "Camp Out" Jeff not only is hosting the showing of this documentary, about also has at least one cast member from the film agreeing to be present for the discussion. This should be an exciting chance not only to see a great film but also to meet and talk with at least one cast member from it. See details about the movie at http://www.campoutmovie.com/Welcome.html. March 9, 2008--Philip Brunelle, Organist/Choirmaster, "Les Choristes (The Chorus)" Philip has chosen this recent drama about a French boarding-school choir director in part because of the glorious music by a famous French boys' choir and in part because of the warm relationships developed by the characters as they improve their lives through singing. The film was nominated for a 2005 Best Foreign Film Oscar. --- |
Film Reviews in This Web Site: (latest first)
March 9, 2008: Les Choristes (2004, 95 min., drama/musical). Presented jointly with Philip Brunelle, Plymouth Organist/Choirmaster. 12:30, Jackman Hall.
February 10, 2008: Camp Out (2006, documentary). Presented jointly with the Rev. Jeff Sartain. 12:30, The Nancy Baltins Room.
January 13, 2008: Thunderheart (1992, historical/drama, 118 min., Val Kilmer, Sam Shepherd). Presented jointly with the Plymouth Global Concerns Committee. 12:30, Jackman Hall.
November 11, 2007: Blood Diamond (2006, historical drama, 143 min., Leonardo DiCaprio). Presented jointly with the Sierra Leone-Plymouth Partnership, with SLPP leader Jeff Hall facilitating a conversation afterward.
October 21, 2007: Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (2007, documentary, 80 min.). Presented jointly with the Plymouth Global Concerns Committee, which will facilitate a discussion after.
October 14, 2007: Ararat (2002 drama, Christopher Plummer). Presented jointly with Rev. Jim Gertmenian, who will introduce the film and facilitate a discussion after.
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February 2007: Bee Season (2005 drama, Richard Gere). Presented jointly with Jo Holcomb, Plymouth's Director of Children's Programs, who will lead a discussion of the movie afterward.
January 2007: Umbrellas of Cherbourg (musical, Catherine Deneuve). Presented jointly with Philip Brunelle, Plymouth's Minister of Music, who will lead a discussion of the movie afterward.
November 2006: Farmingville (documentary of illegal immigrants in a New York town). Presented jointly with Eat Street Crawl/New Minnesotans Committee of the Outreach Board. Guest discussant: Rev. Malcolm Himschoot.
October
2006: An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore, documentary). Presented
jointly with Plymouth Caring for Creation Club. Guest discussant.: Marsha
Brand. September 2006: Amistad (historical drama). Presented jointly with the Sierra Leone-Plymouth Partnership (www.slpp.org). Guest discussant: Jeff Hall. |
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