An outstanding selection of films that
all deal with American Dream(s). Docs and shorts are free with any
ticket purchased for another screening that day. See
the schedule for screening times.
StartUp.com(2001,
103 mins.)
Directed
by Chris Hegedus, Jehane Noujaim
Two men discover the perils of going into
business with their friends, observing the rise and fall of their Internet
firm over the course of its first and only year in business.
Salesman(1969,
85 mins.)
Directed
by Albert Maysles, David Maysles
Follow a small troop of suit-and-tie-clad,
hard charging, chain-smoking Catholic Bible salesmen as they drive across
America, hawking their wares to those who can barely afford them, if at
all. This classic of 1960's cinema verite provides a deeply insightful,
severely challenging portrait of the American dream.
Maya
Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1995, 83 mins.)
Directed
by Freida Lee Mock
Winner of the 1994 Academy Award®
for Best Feature Documentary, this film portrays the artist/architect/sculptor,
a daughter of Chinese immigrants, who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
while a 21 year old undergraduate at Yale.
Death
On A Friendly Border (2001, 26 mins.)
Directed
by Rachel Antell
This previous Angelus Award Winner portrays
the extremities found along the border between the U.S. and Mexico, a border
often tracing the line between life and death.
Americana,
Forever A Rebel (1998, 29 mins.)
Directed
by Christopher L. Brown
This previous Angelus Award winner cleverly
tells the story of approximately 20,000 confederates who, following the
American Civil War, left the U.S. and exiled themselves to Brazil.
Examines and contextualizes a unique piece of history by focusing on the
present day descendants of those original settlers.
Sing(2001,
36 mins.)
Directed
by Freida Lee Mock
This Academy Award® nominated film
tells of a community group that, amid severe cutbacks in the arts, is able
to develop a children's chorus that is one of the best in the country.
Displays the importance of art and music in children's lives.
Hoop
Dreams (1994, 170 mins.)
Directed
by Steve James
This Academy Award® nominee intimately
explores the challenges and aspirations of high-school basketball players
from inner-city Chicago. Two young men are followed during their entire
high school careers, beginning with their participation in playground games
and ending with their eventual recruitment by colleges.
Teach(2001,
35 mins.)
Directed
by Davis Guggenheim
America faces an extreme shortage of one
of its most vital resources -- in the next ten years we will need over
two million teachers. Where will they come from? What will inspire them
to teach? This is the moving, inspiring story of five first year high school
teachers.
OT:
Our Town (2002)
Directed
by Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Dominguez High in Compton, CA has not
produced a play in over twenty years. With no money and no stage,
two teachers and twenty-four students attempt to produce Thornton Wilder's
American classic "Our Town."
A.K.A.
Creek: Educating A Big City School Boy (2001,
87 mins.)
Directed
by Eugene Shirley
A 17 year-old Hispanic immigrant from
South Central Los Angeles attempts to make it through a semester of school,
set against a backdrop of efforts to reform public education.
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