Social Cinema Film

"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

SOCIAL CINEMA: STORIES OF STRUGGLE & CHANGE 

Special Series on IMMIGRATION

"The State of Arizona"

Wednesday, April 16, 7pm

Union South Marquee Theatre (1308 W. Dayton, Madison, WI)  

 

The politics of immigration, seen through the turbulent battle over undocumented immigration in Arizona that came to a head with Senate Bill 1070 and went all the way to the Supreme Court.

Join us for a post-screening discussion led by local immigrant rights activists.

 

SOCIAL CINEMA: STORIES OF STRUGGLE & CHANGE 

Special Series on IMMIGRATION

"Harvest of Loneliness: The Bracero Program"

Wednesday, April 9, 7pm

Union South Marquee Theatre (1308 W. Dayton, Madison, WI) 

Co-sponsored by Madison-Area Urban Ministry

Join Nathan Clarke of Mad Urban Bees for a discussion after the film.

Co-sponsored by FairShare CSA Coalition, F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture, Mad Urban Bees LLC, Willy Street Grocery Coop.

This is a visually stunning film about urban planning. Yep! Hear from architects and planners as they look at what makes cities awful and what makes cities wonderful. They believe that if we research what makes cities great, we can plan thoughtfully for the inevitable growth of the world’s cities WITH A FOCUS ON PEOPLE.