St. Philip's College Foreign Film Documentary Series
Celebrating and Promoting International Education and Exchange
International Education Week (IEW) is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is an effort to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States. We at St. Philip's College embrace and support this effort. This event is FREE for SPC Students.
Tuesday, November 13th
Synopsis
A story of love, revolution and betrayal, No More Tears Sister explores the price of truth in times of war. Set during the violent ethnic conflict that has enveloped Sri Lanka over decades, the film recreates the courageous and vibrant life of renowned human rights activist Dr. Rajani Thiranagama. Mother, anatomy professor, author and symbol of hope, Thiranagama's commitment to truth and human rights led to her assassination at the age of 35. This documentary recounts her dramatic story through rare archival footage, intimate correspondences, and poetic recreations, exposing the high price that this revolutionary woman paid for her pursuit of justice.
Location:
SPC Center for Health Professions (CHP) Room 115
(seating is limited) – refreshments served
Time:
9:15-10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, November 14th
Synopsis
Centered on the documentary film Hell of a Nation. Hell of a Nation documents the lives of two Afghans participating in the political process to develop a new constitution for Afghanistan - illustrating the "human face" of democracy-building and elucidating the complexities and difficulties of democratic construction in a divided and historically conflict-ridden nation.
Location:
SPC- Center for Health Professions (CHP) Room 115
(seating is limited) – refreshments served
Time:
10:00 – 10:50
Thursday, November 15th
Synopsis
Lost Boys of Sudan is an Emmy-nominated feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa's cruelest civil wars, Peter Dut and Santino Chuor survived lion attacks and militia gunfire to reach a refugee camp in Kenya along with thousands of other children. From there, remarkably, they were chosen to come to America. Safe at last from physical danger and hunger, a world away from home, they find themselves confronted with the abundance and alienation of contemporary American suburbia.
Location:
SPC-Center for Health Professions (CHP) Room 115
(seating is limited) – refreshments served
Time:
10:45-12:00
Contact Information
For more information, please contact Patrice Ballard at pballard4@alamo.edu or by phone at 210-486-2876.