THE ERACISM FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES - 2006 PROGRAM

September 17 "Crash" with Mark Benn, University Counseling Colorado State University
A provocative look at the complexities of racial conflict in America that challenges audiences to question their own prejudices. This compelling urban drama tracks the volatile intersections of a multi-ethnic cast, examining fear and bigotry from multiple perspectives as characters careen in and out of one another’s lives.

September 24 "Dying to Live" with Norberto Valdez, Social Anthropology, Colorado State University
A profound look at the human face of the migrant. It explores who these people are, why they leave their homes and what they face in their journey. It is a reflection on the human struggle for a more dignified life and the search to find God in the midst of it all.

October 1 "Lost Boys of Sudan" with Wal Peter Biet, One of the Lost Boys.
An astonishing tale of two young men out of the thousands of young Dinka boys and girls who were orphaned and made refugees by Sudan's brutal 20-year civil war. The distances traveled by the "lost boys" encompass a world of rapid movement and jarring contrasts, and reveal both great social divisions and remarkable human links in the 21st century global village.

October 8 "O.T.: Our Town" with Earlie Thomas, Environmental Health Services, CSU, and Local Actor
Dominguez High School – with an explosive culture of black and Hispanic youths and dismal outlook of school life – had not produced a play in 20 years. This documentary chronicles the month and a half before the opening night performance of their version of Thornton Wilder’s classic play.

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Eracism Film Committee
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