INVICTUS

This 2010 Oscar Nominated film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. Believing he can bring his racially and economically divided country together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies his underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match. Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Directed by Clint Eastwood.

Rated PG-13; 133 minutes; 2009

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UNDERSTANDING THE CRASH
Plus Meet-the-Illustrator, Seth Tobocman & Author, Eric Laursen

A multi-media presentation of comics with spoken word by Seth Tobocman and Eric Laursen and live music by Zef Noise, Eric Blitz and Andy Laties, based on UNDERSTANDING THE CRASH, a graphic novel about the recent economic meltdown. Understanding the Crash starts with a simple question that still haunts us all: What has happened to the world economy? With the kind of striking precision that only graphic nonfiction can provide, Seth Tobocman and Eric Laursen explain just how we got into this mess-and how we can get out of it. Books will be on sale at the performance.

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Seth Tobocman is a radical comic book artist best known for the political anthology World War 3 Illustrated, which he started in 1979 with fellow artist Peter Kuper. He lives in New York City, where he teaches cartooning and illustration at the School of Visual Arts.

Eric Laursen is a progressive writer with an extensive background in financial reporting. His work has appeared in The Village Voice and The Nation, among other publications. He lives in Charlemont, Massachusetts.

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OWL AND THE SPARROW

On the bustling streets of modern-day Saigon, three strangers seeking connection are about to collide: a beautiful flight attendant looking for love; a zookeeper hiding within his animal kingdom to nurse a broken heart; and a runaway orphan girl selling flowers on the streets to survive. In four days these three lonely hearts form a unique family, while the spirited runaway must dodge the authorities who want her back in the orphanage. In Vietnamese with English subtitles.

Rated PG; 98 minutes; 2007

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BURMA VJ

A 2010 Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Feature, this documentary story is told by courageous young citizens of Burma, who, armed with video cameras tenaciously face down death to expose the repressive regime controlling their country. Reporting from the streets, they smuggle footage out of the country and broadcast it back into Burma via satellite, exposing the police state that has developed and the protests by thousands of monks that will not retreat. In Burmese and English with English subtitles.

Not Rated; 84 minutes; 2009

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THE RED BARON (DER ROTE BARON)

Based on the true story of the notorious World War I flying ace, this drama explores the life of Manfred von Richthofen -- aka the Red Baron -- from his childhood fascination with flying to his renowned career in the Luftwaffe. After rescuing Canadian pilot Roy Brown and falling for military nurse Käte Otersdorf, the deadly but honorable von Richthofen begins to question the value of war. In English.

Rated PG-13; 106 minutes; 2010

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