"NO FRILLS" FILM AND ARTS FESTIVAL

PeaceWorks of Greater Rochester The Peace and Social Justice Studies Program Women and Gender Studies Program Present... The First Annual "NO FRILLS" FILM AND ARTS FESTIVAL HAS MOVED!! To Golisano Gateway Middle Level!! St. John Fisher College Basil Auditorium February 9-11, 2007 "No Frills" means simply that?no tickets, no concessions, no programs?nothing but the best in films and other art forms that will entertain, inform, and challenge audiences. These Events are BYOP (Bring Your Own Popcorn and Clean-Up Crew) Friday February 9th 7:00 pm The Corporation Winner of 26 international awards and 10 Audience Choice awards including the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Provoking, witty, stylish and sweepingly informative, The Corporation, explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Part film and part movement, The Corporation is transforming audiences and dazzling critics with its insightful and compelling analysis. Taking its status as a legal "person" to the logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is it?" The Corporation includes interviews with 40 corporate insiders and critics, including Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman, Howard Zinn, Vandana Shiva and Michael Moore - plus true confessions, case studies and strategies for change. Saturday, February 10, 2:00 pm Scared Sacred In a world teetering on the edge of self-destruction, award-winning filmmaker, Velcrow Ripper, sets out on a unique pilgrimage. Visiting the 'Ground Zeros' of the planet, he asks if it's possible to find hope in the darkest moments of human history. Ripper travels to the minefields of Cambodia; war-torn Afghanistan; the toxic wasteland of Bhopal; post-9/11 New York; Bosnia; Hiroshima; Israel and Palestine. This powerful documentary captures his five-year odyssey to discover if humanity can transform the 'scared' into the 'sacred'. Scared Sacred deftly weaves together stunning footage with haunting memories, inspirational stories, and an evocative soundscape. Featuring an engaging, first-person narrative, this film is an exquisite portrait of a search for meaning in times of turmoil, a luminous gift to a world in shadows. Saturday, February 10, 7:00 pm The Witnesses of Kitty Genovese A staged reading of J.R. Teeter?s new play, The Witnesses of Kitty Genovese, offers an unflinching examination of one of the most famous murders in America. The playwright will be on hand to discuss the play and receive audience feedback. Catherine Genovese, or Kitty as she was better known, lived in Kew Gardens, Queens. At 3:20am on March 13th, 1964, Kitty was murdered on her Queens, New York doorstep in full view of acquaintances, neighbors, and friends? all of whom did nothing, even though the young woman was stabbed repeatedly and stalked by her killer for more than an hour. The New York Times covered the story in many famous articles by A.M. Rosenthal who later authored a book compiling his experiences, Thirty-Eight Witnesses. Using eye-witness testimony, parole hearing minutes, trial transcripts, television interviews, and newspaper articles on the crime, Teeter has constructed a powerful play that offers a glimpse into the mind of a killer and into the souls of the witnesses. Sunday, February 11, 2:00 pm An Inconvenient Truth A smash hit at the Sundance Film Festival, An Inconvenient Truth offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on a last-ditch, all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. In this eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his "traveling global warming show," Gore also proves himself to be one of the most misunderstood characters in modern American public life. Here he is seen as never before in the media - funny, engaging, open and downright on fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls our "planetary emergency" out to ordinary citizens before it's too late. Sunday, February 11, 5:00 pm Who Killed the Electric Car? It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The lucky few who drove it never wanted to give it up. So why did General Motors crush its fleet of EV1 electric vehicles in the Arizona desert? Who Killed the Electric Car? looks at the hopeful birth and untimely death of the electric car, an environmentally-friendly, cost-saving salvation to some, but a profit barrier to others. The film has all the elements of a murder mystery. Follow filmmaker, Chris Paine, as he investigates the untimely demise of the electric car and uncovers those responsible for its death. Questions? Contact Linda MacCammon PSJS Program 585-385-8363 Linda M. MacCammon, Ph.D. Director, Peace and Social Justice Studies Program Religious Studies Department St. John Fisher College 3690 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14618 585-385-8363 lmaccammon@sjfc.edu

<p>PeaceWorks of Greater Rochester<br /> The Peace and Social Justice Studies Program</p> <p>Women and Gender Studies Program </p> <p>Present...</p> <p>The First Annual</p> <p>"NO FRILLS" FILM AND ARTS FESTIVAL HAS MOVED!!</p> <p>To Golisano Gateway Middle Level!!</p> <p>St. John Fisher College</p> <p>Basil Auditorium</p> <p>February 9-11, 2007</p> <p>"No Frills" means simply that?no tickets, no concessions, no<br /> programs?nothing but the best in films and other art forms that will entertain,<br /> inform, and challenge audiences. </p> <p>These Events are BYOP<br /> (Bring Your Own Popcorn and Clean-Up Crew)</p> <p>Friday February 9th 7:00 pm </p> <p>The Corporation</p> <p>Winner of 26 international awards and 10 Audience Choice awards<br /> including the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Provoking, witty, stylish and<br /> sweepingly informative, The Corporation, explores the nature and<br /> spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Part film and part<br /> movement, The Corporation is transforming audiences and dazzling critics<br /> with its insightful and compelling analysis. Taking its status as a legal<br /> "person" to the logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on<br /> the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is it?" </p> <p>The Corporation includes interviews with 40 corporate insiders and<br /> critics, including Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman, Howard Zinn,<br /> Vandana Shiva and Michael Moore - plus true confessions, case studies<br /> and strategies for change.</p> <p>Saturday, February 10, 2:00 pm</p> <p>Scared Sacred</p> <p>In a world teetering on the edge of self-destruction, award-winning<br /> filmmaker, Velcrow Ripper, sets out on a unique pilgrimage. Visiting the<br /> 'Ground Zeros' of the planet, he asks if it's possible to find hope in<br /> the darkest moments of human history.</p> <p>Ripper travels to the minefields of Cambodia; war-torn Afghanistan; the<br /> toxic wasteland of Bhopal; post-9/11 New York; Bosnia; Hiroshima;<br /> Israel and Palestine. This powerful documentary captures his five-year<br /> odyssey to discover if humanity can transform the 'scared' into the<br /> 'sacred'. Scared Sacred deftly weaves together stunning footage with haunting<br /> memories, inspirational stories, and an evocative soundscape. Featuring<br /> an engaging, first-person narrative, this film is an exquisite portrait<br /> of a search for meaning in times of turmoil, a luminous gift to a world<br /> in shadows.</p> <p>Saturday, February 10, 7:00 pm</p> <p>The Witnesses of Kitty Genovese</p> <p>A staged reading of J.R. Teeter?s new play, The Witnesses of Kitty<br /> Genovese, offers an unflinching examination of one of the most famous<br /> murders in America. The playwright will be on hand to discuss the play and<br /> receive audience feedback. </p> <p>Catherine Genovese, or Kitty as she was better known, lived in Kew Gardens, Queens. At 3:20am on March 13th, 1964, Kitty was murdered on her<br /> Queens, New York doorstep in full view of acquaintances, neighbors, and<br /> friends? all of whom did nothing, even though the young woman was<br /> stabbed repeatedly and stalked by her killer for more than an hour. The New York Times covered the story in many famous articles by A.M. Rosenthal<br /> who later authored a book compiling his experiences, Thirty-Eight<br /> Witnesses.</p> <p>Using eye-witness testimony, parole hearing minutes, trial transcripts,<br /> television interviews, and newspaper articles on the crime, Teeter has<br /> constructed a powerful play that offers a glimpse into the mind of a<br /> killer and into the souls of the witnesses. </p> <p>Sunday, February 11, 2:00 pm</p> <p>An Inconvenient Truth</p> <p>A smash hit at the Sundance Film Festival, An Inconvenient Truth offers<br /> a passionate and inspirational look at one man's fervent crusade to<br /> halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths<br /> and misconceptions that surround it. That man is former Vice President<br /> Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the<br /> course of his life to focus on a last-ditch, all-out effort to help save<br /> the planet from irrevocable change. In this eye-opening and poignant<br /> portrait of Gore and his "traveling global warming show," Gore also<br /> proves himself to be one of the most misunderstood characters in modern<br /> American public life. Here he is seen as never before in the media - funny,<br /> engaging, open and downright on fire about getting the surprisingly<br /> stirring truth about what he calls our "planetary emergency" out to<br /> ordinary citizens before it's too late. </p> <p>Sunday, February 11, 5:00 pm</p> <p>Who Killed the Electric Car?</p> <p>It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. It<br /> ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American<br /> technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The lucky few who<br /> drove it never wanted to give it up. So why did General Motors crush its<br /> fleet of EV1 electric vehicles in the Arizona desert? Who Killed the<br /> Electric Car? looks at the hopeful birth and untimely death of the<br /> electric car, an environmentally-friendly, cost-saving salvation to some,<br /> but a profit barrier to others.</p> <p>The film has all the elements of a murder mystery. Follow filmmaker,<br /> Chris Paine, as he investigates the untimely demise of the electric car<br /> and uncovers those responsible for its death.</p> <p>Questions? Contact Linda MacCammon<br /> PSJS Program<br /> 585-385-8363</p> <p>Linda M. MacCammon, Ph.D.<br /> Director, Peace and Social Justice Studies Program<br /> Religious Studies Department<br /> St. John Fisher College<br /> 3690 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14618<br /> 585-385-8363<br /> <a href="mailto:lmaccammon@sjfc.edu">lmaccammon@sjfc.edu</a></p>