The whole schedule of films can be found at: www.cityoftacoma.org/arts<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/arts> and below. FILM FORWARD: Advancing Cultural Dialogue September 3-7, 2013 Tacoma, WA ABOUT Join Sundance Institute's FILM FORWARD: Advancing Cultural Dialogue on September 3 - 7 for the free screening of eight films with moderated discussions hosted throughout Tacoma. Filmmakers traveling with the program are Julia Meltzer (The Light in Her Eyes) and Jerry Rothwell (Town of Runners). FILM FORWARD, a partnership of Sundance Institute and four U.S. federal cultural agencies, is a touring program that offers film screenings, workshops and discussions designed to foster dialogue and cross-cultural understanding. It uses the power of cinema to promote broader cultural understanding, inspire curiosity and enhance awareness of shared stories and values across generations, language, education and borders. SCHEDULE Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Chasing Ice [cid:image001.jpg@01CEA576.83E0E100]Director: Jeff Orlowski Acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog was once a skeptic about climate change. But through his Extreme Ice Survey, he discovers undeniable evidence of our changing planet. Chasing Ice reveals Balog's hauntingly beautiful, multi-year time-lapse videos of vanishing glaciers across the Arctic, all while delivering fragile hope to our carbon-powered planet. Time: 6 PM Location: Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Avenue, Mount Tahoma Auditorium Cost: Free Post film discussion: Moderated by Dr. Harry Stern<http://psc.apl.washington.edu/wordpress/people/investigators/harry-stern/>, Polar Science Center, University of Washington [cid:image002.jpg@01CEA576.83E0E100] La Misma Luna (Under the Same Moon) Director: Patricia Riggen Even across thousands of miles, the special bond between a mother and son can never be broken. It gives hope to Carlitos, a scrappy nine-year-old boy whose mother, Rosario, has gone to America to build a better life for both of them. While Rosario struggles for a brighter future, fate forces Carlitos' hand and he embarks on an extraordinary journey to find her. Time: 7 PM Location: STAR Center, 3873 South 66th Street Cost: Free Post-film discussion: Pedro Gomez, Director of Washington Latino Voters' Alliance<https://www.facebook.com/WSLVA>; moderated by Laura Rodriguez, Metro Parks Tacoma Wednesday, September 4, 2013 [cid:image003.jpg@01CEA576.83E0E100] Valley of Saints Director and screenwriter: Musa Syeed Using Kashmir's picturesque Dal Lake as its backdrop and underpinned by the political unrest in the region, this moving drama explores the relationship between two best friends and the female researcher studying environmental degradation who threatens to distract them from their dreams of escape. Time: 5 PM Location: University of Puget Sound, 1500 North Warner Street Thompson Hall 175 Cost: Free Post film discussion: Moderated by Peter Wimberger, Professor of Biology and Director of the Slater Museum of Natural History at University of Puget Sound [cid:image004.jpg@01CEA576.83E0E100]The Light in Her Eyes<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkvSOjgpC7A&feature=youtu.be> - special screening with director Julia Meltzer Directors: Julia Meltzer and Laura Nix Houda al-Habash, a conservative woman preacher in Damascus, Syria, calls girls to the practice of Islam, teaching them that pursuing their ambitions is a way of worshipping God. Shot right before the uprising in Syria erupted, The Light in Her Eyes offers an extraordinary portrait of a leader who challenges the women of her community to live according to Islam, without giving up their dreams. Time: 7 PM Location: The Grand Cinema, 606 South Fawcett Avenue Cost: Free Post film discussion: Julia Meltzer<http://thelightinhereyesmovie.com/about/filmmakers/>, director for The Light in Her Eyes; Dr. Therese Saliba<http://www.evergreen.edu/faculty/instructor/salibat>, Professor of Middle East Studies and international feminism at Evergreen State College; moderated by Dr. David Coon, Associate Professor at University of Washington Tacoma Thursday, September 5, 2013 Town of Runners (in-school screening for students at Truman Middle School) [cid:image005.jpg@01CEA576.83E0E100] Bones Brigade: An Autobiography Director: Stacy Peralta A gang of disenfranchised kids reject mainstream culture, channel their controlled desperation into a loser activity and redefine winning in the process. Mentored by a former world champion skateboarder, the "Bones Brigade" became history's most influential skateboarding team. Their countercultural impact continues to affect change with bestselling video games and books and millions of kids who embrace skateboarding around the world. Time: 3:30 PM Location: Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Avenue South Cost: Free Post film discussion: Ryan Spence, skateboarder and skate park designer; Robert Boyle and Kevin Carlton, Grit City Grindhouse<http://gritcitygrindhouse.com/>; Ben Warner, Alchemy Skate Center<http://www.alchemyindoor.com/>; moderated by Taylor Woodruff, Grit City Grindhouse<http://gritcitygrindhouse.com/> The Light in Her Eyes - special screening with director Julia Meltzer [cid:image004.jpg@01CEA576.83E0E100]Directors: Julia Meltzer and Laura Nix Houda al-Habash, a conservative woman preacher in Damascus, Syria, calls girls to the practice of Islam, teaching them that pursuing their ambitions is a way of worshipping God. Shot right before the uprising in Syria erupted, The Light in Her Eyes offers an extraordinary portrait of a leader who challenges the women of her community to live according to Islam, without giving up their dreams. Reception Time: 4:30 PM - 5 PM Location: Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound, 1500 North Warner Street Cost: Free Meet Julia Meltzer, director of The Light in Her Eyes, and enjoy the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf and Book Art Exhibit, "Al-Mutanabi Street." Light refreshments served. Time: 5 PM Location: Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound, 1500 North Warner Street Cost: Free Post film discussion: Julia Meltzer<http://thelightinhereyesmovie.com/about/filmmakers/>, director for The Light in Her Eyes; moderated by Dr. Turan Kayaoglu, Professor of Middle East Studies at University of Washington Tacoma [cid:image006.png@01CEA576.83E0E100]Town of Runners<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dof6l7eHg4k&feature=youtu.be> Director: Jerry Rothwell Town of Runners is a feature documentary about young people from the Ethiopian rural town of Bekoji, whose runners have won 10 Olympic Gold medals in the last 20 years. The film tells the story of three teenagers who want to follow in their heroes' footsteps, as they move from school track to national competition and from childhood to adulthood, trying to run their way to a different life. Tacoma Runners Thursday Beer Run Time: 6:30 - 7:15 PM Tacoma Runners will meet at the Grand Cinema, complete their run and return for refreshments preceding the screening of Town of Runners. Town of Runners - special screening with director Jerry Rothwell Time: 7:30 PM Location: The Grand Cinema, 606 S. Fawcett Avenue Cost: Free Post film discussion: Jerry Rothwell<http://www.townofrunners.com/film/Film_Makers/Jerry_Rothwell>, director of Town of Runners; moderated by Dr. Bill Kunz<http://www.tacoma.washington.edu/directory/employee_profile.cfm?employee_ID=11>, University of Washington Tacoma Friday, September 6, 2013 [cid:image007.jpg@01CEA576.83E0E100]The Loving Story<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUFI0uKh1Pc&feature=youtu.be> Director: Nancy Buirski A racially-charged criminal trial and a heart-rending love story converge in this documentary about Mildred and Richard Loving, a part-black, part-Indian woman married to a white man in Jim Crow-era Virginia. Thrown into rat-infested jails and exiled from their hometown for 25 years, the Lovings fought back and changed history. Time: 6 PM Location: Jason Lee Middle School, 602 N. Sprague Avenue Cost: Free Post film discussion with Paul and Marion Ray and Anne and Dave Jones, who will reflect on their personal experiences as inter-racial couples: Moderated by Bernadette Ray, Assistant Principal, Wilson High School Saturday, September 7, 2013 [cid:image008.jpg@01CEA576.83E0E100]Beasts of the Southern Wild<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSuG_dd9NKk&feature=youtu.be> Director: Benh Zeitlin In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee, a six-year-old girl exists on the brink of orphanhood. Buoyed by her childish optimism and extraordinary imagination, she believes that the natural order is in balance with the universe until a fierce storm changes her reality. Desperate to repair the structure of her world in order to save her ailing father and sinking home, this tiny hero must learn to survive unstoppable catastrophes of epic proportions. 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