Tuesdays at Noon – FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED

All Screenings are in Grosvenor Auditorium

Enjoy this free series of films most Tuesdays, at noon.

September 22
An All Roads Program-A Short Trip Around the World
A collection of six short films that explore personal identity and the tension between modernity and tradition.
4 Kilometers (Israel/UK, 20 min)
From Kitcisakit to Xingù (Canada, 6 min)
Mokopuna (New Zealand, 11 min)
Let’s Not Forget (US/Navajo, 3 min)
Aak’ume Tsatseem’a (US/Acoma, 3 min)
Jacob (Australia, 11 min)

September 29
Terra Antarctica (2009, 48 min)
A sea kayak expedition to Antarctica finds adventure, beauty, and evidence of climate change. Introduced by filmmaker and kayaker Jon Bowermaster.

October 6
Kingdom of the Blue Whale (2009, 48 min)
Using revolutionary techniques, scientists unlock secrets of the elusive blue whale.

October 13
Secrets of Angkor (2009, 48 min)
New discoveries show that the famed Cambodian temple complex was the center of an urban area larger than modern-day New York.

October 27
The Mountain Music Project (2009, 52 min)
American “old-time” musicians travel to Nepal and discover cultural parallels between Appalachia and the Himalaya.

November 3
La Ofrenda: Days of the Dead (Mexico/US, 1989, 50 min)
Directors: Lourdes Portillo & Susana Muñoz)
A lyrical documentary film that portrays ten attitudes that Chicanos and Mexicans have towards death.
An ofrenda will be on exhibit, November 2-3.

November 10
The Real Dragon Emperor Then amazing story of Qin Shihuangdi, who united China, and commissioned the famous Terra Cotta Army.

November 24
An All Roads Program-a combination of films from the Native American powwow and beyond.
Koyemostawi (US/Hopi, 3 min)
Muckleshoot Pow Wow (US, 3 min)
Danzak (Peru, 20 min)
Waila-Making the People Happy (US, 27 min)

December 1
Hooked: Monster Fish of Mongolia (2009, 48 min)
Aquatic ecologist Zeb Hogan travels to Mongolia in search of the world’s largest trout.

December 8
Direct from the Moon (2008, 48 min)
Japan’s Kauya orbiter offers stunning new views of the moon, while NASA plans a human return to Earth’s natural satellite.

December 15
America’s Wild Spaces: Death Valley (2009, 48 min)
Against the odds, life thrives in the driest place in the U.S. Introduced by associate producer Katherine Cleary.