February 22, 2012

For Immediate Release

Film series on community continues at Hastings College during March

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 March is as follows:

Thursday, March 1 – “Flores de Otro Mundo”
Summary from Fandango.com:
Based on a true story, Flores de Otro Mundo is a film about rural life in present-day Spain. A little village with no women and no future organizes a big bachelors' party to which all the single women of the neighborhood are invited. Patricia from the Dominican Republic who has no ID, Milady from Havana who is dying to travel all around the world and Basque Mariroso find themselves on the “bus of hope” chartered by the village. What follows is a story of social integration and male/female relationships.

Thursday, March 8 – “Fireproof”
Summary from IMDB.com:
In Albany, the marriage of Caleb end Catherine Holt is in crisis and they decide to divorce. However, Caleb's father, John, proposes that his son delays their separation process for forty days and follow a procedure called "The Love Dare" to make them love each other again.

Thursday, March 15 – “Of Gods and Men”
Summary from IMDB.com:
Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay.

Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. – “Into Great Silence”
Summary from IMDB.com:
An examination of life inside the Grande Chartreuse, the head monastery of the reclusive Carthusian Order in France.

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 1,190 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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