Wednesday, February 21, 6:45pm Shadow World (directed by Johan Grimonprez) reveals the shocking realities of the global arms trade, the only business that counts its profits in billions and its losses in human lives. Shadow World explores how governments, their militaries and intelligence agencies, defense contractors, arms dealers and agents are intertwined.
"AFRAID OF THE DARK" Thursday, May 21, 7pm Marquee Theater, Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St. Afraid of the Dark takes us to the places few of us want to go and raises questions most of us would rather not ponder about anthropogenic climate disruption. Not just what it is and what it will do to the planet, but why humans are seemingly incapable of doing anything to reverse the train-wreck that’s well on its way with few signs of turning back. Filmed on Location in Italy, Germany, Norway, Canada, France, Scotland, England and the US.
"CITIZEN FOUR" Wednesday, March 18, 7pm Union South Marquee Theatre (1308 W. Dayton, Madison, WI) A real-life thriller chronicling Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the National Security Agency (NSA). A post-screening discussion will be led by Matt Rothschild of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
"FOOD CHAINS" Wednesday, March 11, 7pm Union South Marquee Theatre (1308 W. Dayton, Madison, WI) An intrepid group of Florida farmworkers battle to defeat the $4 trillion global supermarket industry through their ingenious Fair Food program, which partners with growers and retailers to improve working conditions for farm laborers in the US. A post-screening discussion will be led by Jose Oliva, Food Chain Workers Alliance and Gerardo Reyes, Coalition of Immokalee Workers
"RETURN OF THE RIVER" Wednesday, March 4, 7pm Union South Marquee Theatre (1308 W. Dayton, Madison, WI) The story of the largest dam removal project in history, one which captures the tenacity of individuals who would not give up on a river and explores the complex relationship between Native and white communities and the environment that sustains them. A post-screening discussion will be led by Helen Sarakinos of the River Alliance of Wisconsin
"OUT IN THE NIGHT" Wednesday, February 25, 7pm Union South Marquee Theatre (1308 W. Dayton, Madison, WI) The story of a group of young friends, African American lesbians from Newark who are out one hot August night in New York’s Greenwich Village. After a lifetime demanding self-defense, one night they fought back and paid a heavy price. It is a timely story that explores the intersection of race, criminal justice, and women’s and LGBTQ rights. A post-screening discussion will be led by M Adams, Young, Gifted and Black Coalition Co-sponsored by Young, Gifted and Black Coalition and Madison Urban Ministry
SOCIAL CINEMA: STORIES OF STRUGGLE & CHANGE "THE HAND THAT FEEDS" Wednesday, February 18, 7pm Union South Marquee Theatre (1308 W. Dayton, Madison, WI) Risking deportation, a group of undocumented immigrant workers in a New York bakery/café team up with a diverse crew of innovative young organizers and take the unusual step of forming their own independent union, launching themselves on a journey that will test the limits of their resolve. A post-screening discussion will be led by Armando Ibarra, UW School for Workers
SOCIAL CINEMA: STORIES OF STRUGGLE & CHANGE "IF YOU BUILD IT" Wednesday, February 11, 7pm Union South Marquee Theatre (1308 W. Dayton, Madison, WI) A captivating look at a radically innovative approach to education in which designer-activists Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller work with local high school students in an impoverished rural North Carolina county to help transform both their community and their lives. A post-screening discussion will be led by Brian McMahon, Program Director, Operation Fresh Start Co-sponsored by the Sector67 and the Southwest Wisconsin Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
SOCIAL CINEMA: STORIES OF STRUGGLE & CHANGE Special Series on IMMIGRATION "Who is Dyani Cristal?" Wednesday, April 30, 7pm Union South Marquee Theatre (1308 W. Dayton, Madison, WI) An anonymous body in the Arizona desert sparks the beginning of a real-life human drama. The search for identity leads us back across a continent to seek out the people left behind. With Gael Garcia Bernal. Post-screening discussion led by local immigrant rights activists. Co-sponsored by the Workers Rights Center, the Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice and the UW Latin American Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program
SOCIAL CINEMA: STORIES OF STRUGGLE & CHANGE Special Series on IMMIGRATION "Connected by Coffee" Wednesday, April 23, 7pm Union South Marquee Theatre (1308 W. Dayton, Madison, WI) A 1000-mile journey across Central America to show how coffee farmers and consumers can work together to create a more just world. Post-screening discussion led by Matt Earley (Just Coffee) Co-sponsored by the Workers Rights Center, the Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice and the UW Latin American Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program