March 6, 2013
Tuesday, March 12 › 7-8:30 p.m.
Columbia Public Library, Friends Room
Join us for a special showing of ”The Invisible War” (93 min.) at Columbia Public Library. The film is the latest from acclaimed director Kirby Dick who made a recent appearance at the local Based on a True Story conference. This film is sponsored by the local branch of the Association of American University Women and the Columbia Public Library in honor of Women’s History Month. The film will be followed by a discussion moderated by members of the Association of American University Women. Refreshments at 6:30 p.m. Here’s a synopsis from our catalog:
A groundbreaking investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. Follows the stories of several idealistic young servicewomen who were raped and then betrayed by their own officers when they courageously came forward to report.
Check out the film trailer or the official film site for more info. While this film is not part of the monthly Center Aisle Cinema series, we’d still encourage you to attend.
Filed under: general
October 24, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 • 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Columbia Public Library, Friends Room
On call 24 hours a day for the past five years, a group of senior citizens has made history by greeting over 900,000 American troops at a tiny airport in Bangor, Maine. The Emmy-nominated film, “The Way We Get By”, is an intimate look at three of these greeters as they confront the universal losses that come with aging and rediscover their reason for living. This documentary by Aron Gaudet is shown in collaboration with POV, PBS’ award-winning nonfiction film series. (90 min.)
Filed under: center aisle cinema films
February 16, 2011
We recently added The Tillman Story to the DBRL collection. The movie played at Ragtag last year and has gotten a fair amount of good reviews. Here’s a synopsis from our catalog:
Pat Tillman chose to walk away from a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military for no other reason than he felt it was the right thing to do. Documented are the facts surrounding the way the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool, which is totally unfathomable.
Check out the official movie site for more info.
Filed under: new dvds
