Category: 2016 Social Cinema Series

Silenced

Wednesday, April 6, 7pm In Silenced (directed by James Spione), three National Security whistleblowers fight to reveal the darkest corners of America’s war on terror, challenging a government that is increasingly determined to maintain secrecy.

The Bad Kids

Wednesday, April 13, 7pm In The Bad Kids (directed by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe), a group of teachers at a Mojave Desert high school take an unconventional approach to improve the lives of their struggling students.

The Homestretch

Wednesday, April 20, 7pm In The Homestretch (directed by Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly), three homeless teenagers brave Chicago winters, the pressures of high school, and life alone on the streets to build a better future.

Food Patriots

Wednesday, April 27, 7pm Touched by his football player son’s battle with a foodborne superbug, a reluctant dad documents his family’s unlikely journey into a world of Food Patriots (directed by Jeff Spitz).

The Illusionists

Wednesday, May 4, 7pm Sex sells. What sells even more? Insecurity. The Illusionists (directed by Elena Rossini) examines the multi-billion dollar industries that saturate our lives with images of unattainable beauty, exporting body hatred from New York to Beirut to Tokyo.