PLAN TO ATTEND THE FILM EXHIBIT
AT THE SSSP ANNUAL MEETING, AUGUST 10-12, 2006

The film exhibit is sponsored by Bullfrog Films, California Newsreel, Lion Gate Films, MGM Home Entertainment, Media Education Foundation, Spottsfilm, and Women Make Movies. Information about film rentals and purchase will be available at the conference. The exhibit will run from 8:30am - 6:00pm and 11:00pm - 1:15am on Thursday, Friday from 12:30pm - 6:00pm, and Saturday from 8:30am - 6:00pm. The film exhibit will be held in the Fundy Room, Convention Level.
 
This year we will be trying something new. During the film showings on Thursday and Friday, we will be providing a voting ballot to all viewers. On Friday night, after the awards banquet, from 10:00pm - 2:00am we will be showing the winning short and full length films. We will also be showing the Academy Award winning film, Crash. We are very excited about this new format, and hope we will have a great turnout for the Friday night event.
 
AMERICAN JOBS
Shown: 
    Thursday, August 10 from 10:00am - 11:00am
    Friday, August 11 from  5:00pm - 6:00pm
 
This film examines the outsourcing of American Jobs. The director interviews blue collar, white collar, and high skill, technical workers to discuss the impact of outsourcing on them, their families, and their communities. (60 minutes - Spottsfilm)
 
BIG BUCKS, BIG PHARMA
Shown:
    Thursday, August 10 from 11:00pm – 11:45pm
    Friday, August 11 from  2:15pm - 3:00pm
 
This documentary exposes the many ways that illness is used for capital gain. It explores the ways that advertising is used to promote drugs, and the many ways that the pharmaceutical industry shapes how both patients and doctors understand disease and treatment options. The film asks the important questions, What are the consequences of relying on a for-profit industry for our health and well being? (45 minutes - Media Education Foundation)
 
BUSTING OUT
Shown:  
    Friday, August 11 from 12:30pm - 1:30pm
    Saturday, August 12 from 5:00pm - 6:00pm
 
This film explores the American obsession with breasts, including a historical and political analysis. The film explores how our obsession and value system impact such issues as media (think Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl), health issues, breast feeding, and body image. (57 minutes - Bullfrog Films)
 
CASA DE LOS BABYS
Shown:  
    Saturday, August 12 from 3:15pm - 4:50pm
 
In this major motion picture that received virtually no recognition, 6 American women travel abroad to adopt. The film recounts the many problems associated with the American adoption system, and the special problems that arise when attempting international adoption. (MGM Home Entertainment, 96 minutes)
 
CRASH
Shown:  
    Friday, August 11 - “Midnight Madness” from 12:00am - 1:50am
    Saturday, August 12 from 1:15pm - 3:15pm
 
This academy award winning movie examines the many ways in which racial stereotypes shape human interaction. The film also deals with the impact of racial tensions on family relationships, and institutional processes. (Lions Gate Films, 112 minutes)
 
FACES OF THE ENEMY
Shown:  
    Thursday, August 10 from 2:45pm - 3:45pm
    Saturday, August 12 from  9:30am - 10:30am
 
This is one of the only films that is not a recent release. This film uses archival news footage, public service announcements and cartoons to explore the many ways that people and political entities try to justify war by vilifying the enemy. The director shows how the patterns have been replicated in every conflict since World War II. (57 minutes - California Newsreel)
 
GAME OVER
Shown:  
    Thursday, August 10 from 4:15pm - 5:00pm
    Friday, August 11 from 1:30pm - 2:15pm
 
Video and Computer games are firmly embedded in popular culture. Kids and adults alike spend thousands of hours playing themselves and others (many of whom they never meet, except in cyberspace). This film is the first to critically examine this aspect of the media, and the portrayals of race, gender, and violence that permeate this realm of entertainment. (41 minutes - Media Education Foundation)
 
GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA
Shown:  
    Thursday, August 10 from 9:00am - 9:30am
    Thursday, August 10 from 3:45pm - 4:15pm
 
The continual conflict in Rwanda has left the country predominantly female. This film examines the new role of women as they strive to rebuild a country. This film follows 5 women as they discuss the impact of the male genocide on their country. (28 minutes - Women Make Movies)
 
HIJACKING CATASTROPHE
Shown:  
    Thursday, August 10 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm
    Saturday, August 12 from  8:30am - 9:30am
 
This film explores the sense of vulnerability that continues in the U.S. post 9/11. It explores the political impact, the propaganda used to maintain a sense of fear, and how patriotism has been defined to exclude all those who question the war, and the Bush administration’s declarations. (60 minutes - Media Education Foundation)
 
JULY ‘64
Shown:  
    Thursday, August 10 from 5:00pm - 6:00pm
    Saturday, August 12 from 10:30am - 11:30am
 
This new documentary revisits the race riots which exploded in Rochester, New York on July 24th of 1964. The film examines the factors that contributed to the riots: the time, the place, the incident that combined to ignite the tensions that night. (54 minutes - California Newsreel)
 
THE LOST TRIBE
Shown:  
    Thursday, August 10 from 11:00am - 12:00pm
    Thursday night/Friday from 12:15am - 1:15am
 
This film follows the life of Sue Ann Post an ex-Mormon, a lesbian, and a stand up comedian. She chronicles her childhood experiences and her feelings about the Mormon Church. This film provides one example of the many ways that religion and sexuality intersect in everyday life. (56 minutes - Women Make Movies)
 
PLAYING UNFAIR
Shown:  
    Thursday, August 10 from 8:30am - 9:00am
    Friday, August 11 from 4:30pm - 5:00pm
 
“Playing Unfair is the first video to critically examine the post-title IX landscape in terms of the representation of female athletes.” The film examines the persistence of a variety of gender stereotypes, including those about competency, and sexuality. (30 minutes - Media Education Foundation)
 
SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL
Shown:  
    Friday, August 11 from 3:00pm - 4:30pm
 
Romeo Dallaire was the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Rwanda in the 1990’s. As a Canadian General assigned to Rwanda, he is ordered NOT to use force to protect the Rwandans. A decade later, he returns to the region, still haunted by the events that unfolded before his eyes. The ethical dilemmas, and the role of UN peacekeepers, presented through the landscape of Rwanda, are still relevant as ethnic wars in the Sudan and other locales continue to arise. (91 minutes - California Newsreel)
 
SOUL OF JUSTICE
Shown:  
    Thursday, August 10 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm
    Saturday, August 12 from  12:15pm - 1:15pm
                               
Thelton Henderson is a Senior Judge of the Federal District Court in Northern California. It has been said that “his life parallels the larger historic arc of the Civil Rights Movement.” Henderson’s legal decisions have made him less than popular with the Conservative Right. Even when his decisions have been made on sound legal judgment, he has often been criticized for being partial, holding race bias, and attempting to use his courtroom for judicial activism. Soul of Justice follows his life and raises many interesting questions about race and justice. (60 minutes - California Newsreel)
 
SPEAK UP! IMPROVING THE LIVES OF GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, & TRANSGENDERED YOUTH
Shown:  
    Thursday, August 10 from 9:30am - 10:00am
    Thursday, August 10 from 11:45pm - 12:15am
 
SPEAK UP explores the violence and harassment that GLBT students often face in school. The film explores what GLBT youth and their allies have done to transform their schools into places where such incidents occur less often. The film explores strategies and provides resources for those actively working to create change. (30 Minutes - Media Education Foundation)
 
WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH? THE APPETITE FOR OIL
Shown:  
    Thursday, August 10 from 2:00pm - 2:45pm
    Saturday, August 12 from 11:30am - 12:15pm
 
Global corporations continue their quest for oil. This film highlights one battle between communities and oil corporations. The Cree live above on of the world’s largest oil deposits. This film highlights the uphill battle that the Cree had to fight to protect one of the greatest freshwater deltas on earth. The film also highlights the environmental damage that many people seem willing to pay in their unending quest for oil. (45 minutes - Bullfrog Films)
 
The film exhibit was coordinated by Dr. Stephani Williams, ArizonaStateUniversity. Stephani is a member of the Program Committee.


Click here for a printable PDF version of the Film Exhibit Schedule.  (PDF, 112 KB)