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01.26.12
Hastings College film series to explore community
January 26, 2012
For Immediate Release
Hastings College film series to explore community
Note to Media: For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. David McCarthy, Chaplain to Hastings College, at (402) 461-461-7397 or dmccarthy@hastings.edu.
(Hastings, Neb.) – With a Teaching of the Bible grant from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), the Hastings College will host a film series focused on biblical themes of Christian community. Organized by the Reverend Dr. David B. McCarthy, Associate Professor of Religion and Chaplain to the College, the series will be held on most Thursday nights from February-April at 7:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.) A discussion session will follow each film in the Chapel lounge. These showings are free and open to the public.
The series schedule for February is as follows:
Thursday, Feb. 2 – “Little Town of Bethlehem”
Summary from IMDB.com:
"Little Town of Bethlehem" shares the gripping story of three men, born into violence, willing to risk everything to bring an end to violence in their lifetime. A Christian, a Muslim, and a Jew-shaped by events of their Palestinian and Israeli upbringing-find inspiration in the words and actions of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. Sami, Ahmad, and Yonatan believe that violence can indeed be stopped but recognize their own struggles will remain. Yet they will struggle together to discover a common humanity through non-violent action. In the city of Bethlehem where it is said God became man, these men stand alongside others whose central desire is to be accepted and treated as fully human.Their story brings fresh hope to the ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel while taking a stand against violence throughout the world.
Thursday, Feb. 9 – “Courageous”
Summary from IMDB.com:
Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, they face danger every day. Yet when tragedy strikes close to home, these fathers are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, and their faith. From this struggle will come a decision that changes all of their lives. With action, drama, and humor, the fourth film from Sherwood Pictures embraces God's promise to "turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers." Souls will be stirred, and hearts will be challenged to be ... courageous!
Thursday, Feb. 16 – “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”
Summary from IMDB.com:
In 1994, a group of scientists discovered a cave in Southern France perfectly preserved for over 20,000 years and containing the earliest known human paintings. Knowing the cultural significance that the Chauvet Cave holds, the French government immediately cut-off all access to it, save a few archaeologists and paleontologists. But documentary filmmaker, Werner Herzog, has been given limited access, and now we get to go inside examining beautiful artwork created by our ancient ancestors around 32,000 years ago. He asks questions to various historians and scientists about what these humans would have been like and trying to build a bridge from the past to the present.
Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. – Black History Month lecture by documentary filmmaker Jay Lathon
Biography
Artist, designer and filmmaker J Bird Lathon was born in Clarksville, Tenn., close to Fort Campbell, Ky., home of the 101st Airborne. He studied Architecture at Hampton University before working for The New York Public Library in the Public Education Program’s lecture and concert series. After leaving the NYPL in 1998 he worked as a freelance, designer, director and content producer for companies such as The Abelson Company, Threshold Media Ventures and HBO’s Blaze Battle. He also reconnected with his love of music by working as a DJ in some of Manhattan and Brooklyn’s
best lounges.
His first films “The Process and Ms. Right Now” received a Special Acknowledgement at the 2001 Black International Cinema Festival in Berlin and screened with other Brooklyn
filmmakers at the Cannes Film Festival, sponsored by Gazm.org. His short, “Numbers From A Montgomery Jail,” premiered at the 2007 Nashville Film Festival, where he has also served as a judge and preliminary screener for five years and co-writer of the Youth Outreach Program films for the past four years.
He has created title designs, typography and logos for production companies and nonprofit organizations such as District 7 Filmworks, Meta4 Houston, Shillingford Productions and Birds of Mothership.
In 2010, he designed a book entitled “Embrace the Suck: 366 Days of Strength, Courage, Inspiration, Wisdom and Hope,” compiled by author Gabriel Tolliver. Created to ease the first year of combat deployment in Afghanistan and Iraq, he articulated the author’s own Army experiences and those historical figures quoted into a design that makes the words seem ready to ‘deploy’ off the page. The layout visually represents the vast array of emotions contained within them while highlighting subtexts of the quotes structurally.
Up next: kinetic versions of “Embrace The Suck” for iPads and mobile phones, then title designs for “Kiwi Space Girl,” an animated children’s series originating from New Zealand.
Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,150 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.
01.26.12
Hastings College film series to explore community
January 26, 2012
For Immediate Release
Hastings College film series to explore community
Note to Media: For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. David McCarthy, Chaplain to Hastings College, at (402) 461-461-7397 or dmccarthy@hastings.edu.
(Hastings, Neb.) – With a Teaching of the Bible grant from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), the Hastings College will host a film series focused on biblical themes of Christian community. Organized by the Reverend Dr. David B. McCarthy, Associate Professor of Religion and Chaplain to the College, the series will be held on most Thursday nights from February-April at 7:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.) A discussion session will follow each film in the Chapel lounge. These showings are free and open to the public.
The series schedule for February is as follows:
Thursday, Feb. 2 – “Little Town of Bethlehem”
Summary from IMDB.com:
"Little Town of Bethlehem" shares the gripping story of three men, born into violence, willing to risk everything to bring an end to violence in their lifetime. A Christian, a Muslim, and a Jew-shaped by events of their Palestinian and Israeli upbringing-find inspiration in the words and actions of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. Sami, Ahmad, and Yonatan believe that violence can indeed be stopped but recognize their own struggles will remain. Yet they will struggle together to discover a common humanity through non-violent action. In the city of Bethlehem where it is said God became man, these men stand alongside others whose central desire is to be accepted and treated as fully human.Their story brings fresh hope to the ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel while taking a stand against violence throughout the world.
Thursday, Feb. 9 – “Courageous”
Summary from IMDB.com:
Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, they face danger every day. Yet when tragedy strikes close to home, these fathers are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, and their faith. From this struggle will come a decision that changes all of their lives. With action, drama, and humor, the fourth film from Sherwood Pictures embraces God's promise to "turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers." Souls will be stirred, and hearts will be challenged to be ... courageous!
Thursday, Feb. 16 – “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”
Summary from IMDB.com:
In 1994, a group of scientists discovered a cave in Southern France perfectly preserved for over 20,000 years and containing the earliest known human paintings. Knowing the cultural significance that the Chauvet Cave holds, the French government immediately cut-off all access to it, save a few archaeologists and paleontologists. But documentary filmmaker, Werner Herzog, has been given limited access, and now we get to go inside examining beautiful artwork created by our ancient ancestors around 32,000 years ago. He asks questions to various historians and scientists about what these humans would have been like and trying to build a bridge from the past to the present.
Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. – Black History Month lecture by documentary filmmaker Jay Lathon
Biography
Artist, designer and filmmaker J Bird Lathon was born in Clarksville, Tenn., close to Fort Campbell, Ky., home of the 101st Airborne. He studied Architecture at Hampton University before working for The New York Public Library in the Public Education Program’s lecture and concert series. After leaving the NYPL in 1998 he worked as a freelance, designer, director and content producer for companies such as The Abelson Company, Threshold Media Ventures and HBO’s Blaze Battle. He also reconnected with his love of music by working as a DJ in some of Manhattan and Brooklyn’s
best lounges.
His first films “The Process and Ms. Right Now” received a Special Acknowledgement at the 2001 Black International Cinema Festival in Berlin and screened with other Brooklyn
filmmakers at the Cannes Film Festival, sponsored by Gazm.org. His short, “Numbers From A Montgomery Jail,” premiered at the 2007 Nashville Film Festival, where he has also served as a judge and preliminary screener for five years and co-writer of the Youth Outreach Program films for the past four years.
He has created title designs, typography and logos for production companies and nonprofit organizations such as District 7 Filmworks, Meta4 Houston, Shillingford Productions and Birds of Mothership.
In 2010, he designed a book entitled “Embrace the Suck: 366 Days of Strength, Courage, Inspiration, Wisdom and Hope,” compiled by author Gabriel Tolliver. Created to ease the first year of combat deployment in Afghanistan and Iraq, he articulated the author’s own Army experiences and those historical figures quoted into a design that makes the words seem ready to ‘deploy’ off the page. The layout visually represents the vast array of emotions contained within them while highlighting subtexts of the quotes structurally.
Up next: kinetic versions of “Embrace The Suck” for iPads and mobile phones, then title designs for “Kiwi Space Girl,” an animated children’s series originating from New Zealand.
Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,150 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.
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