Thursday, April 6 FILM: Peace One Day - One man's quest to set an official day of peace world wide. Very inspiring. Sponsored by UW-L Progressives for PEACE WEEK. FREE. 7 p.m., Ward Room, Cartwright Center, UW-L www.peaceoneday.org
Tuesday, April 11 FILM: Born into Brothels - In Calcutta’s red light district appear a group of unforgettable children. Feisty, resilient and wickedly funny – they are the children of prostitutes. Trying to evade a doomed future, they embark on a transformational journey with New York based photographer Zana Briski, who teaches them photography. Devoid of sentimentality, Born into Brothels defies the typical tear-stained tourist snapshot of the global underbelly. Briski spends years with these kids and becomes part of their lives. Their photographs are prisms into their souls, rather than anthropological curiosities or primitive imagery, and a true testimony of the power of the indelible creative spirit. Winner of the 2004 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Discussion facilitator: Sara Sullivan, Psychology. FREE. 7:00 p.m. Main Hall Auditorium, UW-L.
Tuesday, April 11 FILM: Shane - Gary Cooper tames wild west. FREE. 7 p.m., Center for Ethics, Science, and Technology Room 127, Viterbo University. Part of their 2005-2006 Classic Film Series.
Wednesday, April 19 FILM: Schindler's List - Oskar Schindler uses Jews to start a factory in Poland during the war. He saves more than 1,000 by transferring them out of the death camps and into his factories. Based upon a true story told in the book by Thomas Keneally. FREE. 7:00 p.m. Main Hall Auditorium, UW-L.
Wednesday, April 26 FILMMAKER: Zev Kedem - In an unforgettable and moving program, Zev Kedem demonstrates the amazing capacity of the human spirit to triumph over unspeakable adversity. As an eleven year old boy, Kedem was one of the 1,100 Schindlerjuden whose life was miraculously saved by Nazi industrialist Oskar Schindler. Today a documentary filmmaker who consulted on and appeared in Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning Schindler's List, Kedem shares the extraordinary true story of survival, comradery and courage that has inspired the world. $3/$6/$8 Tickets on sale starting April 12 (call 785-8898) 7 p.m., Valhalla, Cartwright Center, UW-L. Visit UW-L's Campus Activity Board for more information. www.greatertalent.com/biography.php?id=206
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