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February 13th 2007 • Printer version
This
two-day film festival features independent documentaries introduced by
local civil rights attorneys, the filmmakers, or the subjects
themselves.
All showings in Room 175, Knight Law Center, 1515 Agate Street in Eugene. Sliding
scale $2 to $5 per film.
Sponsored
by local chapters of the Civil Liberties Defense Center, American
Constitution Society, and the National Lawyers Guild.
INFO: Sarah Strock
SCHEDULE
Friday, February 16 6:00 p.m. We Interrupt This Empire Collaborative work by San Francisco
Bay Area independent video activists, documenting the shutdown of the
San Francisco financial district following the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
7:25 p.m. The Torture Question Frontline documentary about Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib.
9:20 p.m. Mumia: A Case for Reasonable Doubt Convicted in 1981 of
killing a white Philadelphia police officer, Mumia Abu-Jamal was
imprisoned in 1981. His conviction contains irregularities in both the
evidence and the conduct of his trial.
10:50 p.m. Soul of Justice: Thelton Hendersons American Journey The
challenges confronted by the first black attorney in the Civil Rights Division
of
JFK's Justice Department. How a black man in authority experienced the white world
of the American legal system.
Saturday, February 17 10:00 a.m. This Is My Home Documentary about former New Orleans residents who
remain dispersed 16 months after Hurricane Katrina.
11:00 a.m. Doing Justice: The Life and Trials of Arthur Kinoy Award-winning documentary about a National Lawyers Guild attorney who represented the Rosenbergs and continued to take on controversial civil rights cases through the Watergate era. 12:15 p.m. Norfolk Four Four veterans of the U.S. Navy were convicted of
crimes they did not commit. This film is a review of the case by
leading experts in the fields of pathology, DNA analysis, crime
reconstruction, and confessions.
1:00 Civil Liberties Since 9/11 Informative and shocking panel
discussion with Lynne Stewart, Clark Kissinger, Len Weinglass, Michael
Ratner, Abdeen Jabara, chaired by Michael Smith.
2:50 p.m. Forest For the Trees Inside look at a team of young activists
and old lefties battling the U.S. government in Judi Bari vs. the FBI.
Bari was an Earth First! leader severely injured when her car was
bombed, and she was arrested as a terrorist charges later dropped.
Suspecting a ploy by the FBI to discredit her and Earth First!, Judi
sued and won!
4:20 p.m. Juvies Compelling documentary about 12 juveniles tried as
adults. Includes commentary from academics, doctors, a former D.A., and
others who discuss the trend in recent years across the United States
to try juveniles as adults.
5:50 p.m. Education of Shelby Knox A 15-year-old girl's transformation
from conservative Southern Baptist to liberal Christian and ardent
feminist parallels her fight for sex education and gay rights in
Lubbock, Texas.
7:30 p.m. Fighting for Justice: The Coram Nobis Cases Documentary about Japanese- Americans who made the choice to get arrested instead of go to the internment camps and were prosecuted. Gayle Yamada, the filmmaker, will introduce the film. 8:25 p.m.- Blacklist: Recovering the Life of Canada Lee The life of
African American actor Canada Lee, who was persecuted for his
interracial marriage and blacklisted for refusing to cooperate with the
McCarthy commission. Kenny Kilfara, the filmmaker, will introduce the
film.
9:30 p.m. Legacy of Torture: The War Against The Black Liberation Movement Former Black Panther Party members face government harassment.
Co-producer Claude Marks will introduce the film.
10:35 p.m. Hearne, Texas: Scenes from the Drug War The story of a
community engaged in a struggle to clear the names of those swept up in
a corrupt drug raid; produced in association with the ACLU of Texas.
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