The First Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm the UUCOC hosts free screenings of socially relevant films followed by a (usually intense) discussion of actions we can take.
CoSponsored by the Dallas
Peace Center
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to review the films we've screened since October of 2006.
July 7th:
Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home
Our co-sponsors for this film include
the Dallas Peace Center, the Spiral Diner & Bakery and the Animal Connection of Texas.
"Peaceable Kingdom" is at times sad, shocking, and depressing... but it is ultimately uplifting and inspiring, filled with love and hope for a better world.
Festival Theme Award at the Ojai Film Festival in 2004
Dances with Films Audience Award 2005
Peaceable Kingdom follows the story of a cattle rancher turned vegetarian and his journey as he transforms his ranch into an animal sanctuary. This moving film will make you laugh, cry and re-think your world. The film makers provide a factual movie which educates but does not judge. There are some wonderful people, featured in this movie, who are working to help these animals.
August 4th:
T.B.A.
September 1st:
Scared Sacred
Unwrap The Darkness, Reveal The Light
Our co-sponsors for this film include
the Dallas Peace Center.
Genie Award for Best Feature Documentary!
In a world teetering on the edge of self-destruction, award-winning filmmaker Velcrow Ripper sets out on a unique pilgrimage. Visiting the 'Ground Zeros' of the planet, he asks if it's possible to find hope in the darkest moments of human history.
ScaredSacred deftly weaves together stunning footage with haunting memories, inspirational stories, and an evocative soundscape. An exquisite portrait of a search for meaning in times of
turmoil.
"Remarkably moving, strikingly beautiful and surprisingly hopeful...
Ripper's startling images of destruction and resilience often arrive so unexpectedly that you're kept on the edge of your seat. The film looks at disputes without rhetoric, providing testimonials that will break your heart. But nothing that happens here will break the human spirit. Anyone who sees this movie will be the better for it."
- David Spaner, The Province
October 6th:
T.B.A.
November 10th:
Sustainable Table
Our co-sponsors for this film include
the Dallas Peace Center.
Produced and directed by Mischa Hedges, Sustainable Table is a feature documentary that takes an unadulterated look into the food you eat. What’s on your plate? Where does it come from? What effects does it have on the environment and your body? What can you do to help? There are many questions about the sustainability of our current agricultural practices. This film tries to find some of the answers to problems that we face today and will face tomorrow.
December 1st:
Renewal Project
Our co-sponsors for this film include
the Dallas Peace Center.
Across the nation, people of faith are standing up for the environment. Evangelical Christians are fighting mountaintop removal, a coal mining process that is decimating Appalachia. Muslims are supporting sustainable farming. Jews are helping children experience the bond between nature and spirituality. Interfaith Power and Light is mobilizing people of all faiths in a religious response to global warming.
For the first time, the combined energy of these diverse activists is the driving force behind a feature-length documentary, entitled RENEWAL. Veteran film producers Marty Ostrow and Terry Kay Rockefeller have crisscrossed the country to capture these exciting stories of people whose passion and deep moral commitment are making a difference in a time of grave ecological threats.
3839 W. Kiest Blvd., Dallas 75233
(214) 337-2429
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Check out Dee Stofko's Article:
"Oak Cliff church putting on social film series"
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