Tuesday, September 23, 2008
by: Christopher Sharrett, Ph.D.

The Multicultural Program, in addition to its academic courses, offers a free film and lecture series open to the general public and the Seton Hall community. Both the film and lecture series explore diversity issues related to ethnicity, race, religion, class and gender. Feature films, domestic and foreign, and riveting documentaries give the film series a focus and a universal perspective.

The Fall 2008 Series

September 22
No End in Sight
Composed almost entirely of interviews with government insiders, Charles Ferguson’s documentary about the Iraq War is the most riveting non-fiction film on the subject to date.

October 6
Amazing Grace
Michael Apted’s moving film about the struggle of William Wilberforce, the valiant member of Parliament who worked tirelessly in the early nineteenth century
to abolish the British slave trade.

October 20
SPECIAL EVENT
David W. Blight, Professor of History, and Director of Yale University’s Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Abolition, and Resistance, , will lead a discussion on “Did the Civil War Unite Us?: Race Relations and the Legacy of Jim Crow.”

October 27
In the Valley of Elah
Tommy Lee Jones stars as a distraught father trying to find his son, strangely missing after returning from service in Iraq. Based on a true story, director Paul Haggis (Crash) offers one of the most gripping films about the current crisis and its impact on the American population.

November 10
Boys Don’t Cry
Kimberly Peirce’s debut film about a young woman’s genderidentity in red-state America has become a modern classic. Based on a real incident, the film showcases Hilary Swank in a stunning first-feature role.

November 24
The Insider
Russell Crowe portrays Jeffrey Wigand, a whistle-blower whose astounding story about the tobacco industry was nearly suppressed by the major media. With Al Pacino. Directed by Michael Mann (Heat, Miami Vice).

December 8
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Based on the acclaimed 1970s novel by Dee Brown,this film adaptation examines the plight of Native Americans after the 1876 victory of the Sioux nation against the cavalry of Gen. George Armstrong Custer.

Complete schedule for 2008-09...

• Free Admission
• Schedule subject to change
• All events take place on the South Orange, NJ campus
• Start Time: 6:30pm
• Location: Walsh Library, Beck Rooms A/B/C
• Christopher Sharrett, Dir. Multicultural Program
• Should you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Disability Support Services Office (973 313 6003) at least two weeks prior to the event.

For more information please contact:
Christopher Sharrett, Ph.D.
(973) 275-2782
sharrech@shu.edu