Film Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue
Sundance Institute and the Museum of Photographic Arts to Collaborate
and Host Free Screenings, Discussions and Workshops
Film Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue and MOPA have scheduled a number of screenings of independent films throughout San Diego County and Tijuana. Various community partners are working to facilitate these screenings. All screenings include a discussion afterwards and are free and open to the public.
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Twenty Feet From Stardom
(Directed by: Morgan Neville) Millions know their voices, but no one knows their names. Twenty Feet From Stardom shines a spotlight on the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century. US Documentary |
| Feb. 24th at 7:00 pm at MOXIE Theater6663 El Cajon Blvd. Suite N, San Diego RSVP: 858-598-7620 / boxoffice@moxietheatre.com |
Feb. 26th at 6:00 pm at SD School of Creative and Performing Arts2425 Dusk Dr, San Diego RSVP: 619-470-0555 ext. 2211 / rtrujillo@sandi.net |
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The World Before Her
(Directed by: Nisha Pahuja) Moving between two extremes—the intimate verité drama of the Miss India pageant’s rigorous beauty “bootcamp” and the intense regime of a militant Hindu fundamentalist camp for young girls—The World Before Her delivers a provocative portrait of India and its current cultural conflicts during a key transitional era in the country’s modern history. International Documentary |
| Feb. 25th at 7:00 pm at CSU San Marcos333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos RSVP: mchu@csusm.edu / 760-750-4378 |
March 5th at 6:00 pm at Casa Familiar114 West Hall Avenue, San Ysidro RSVP: leticia.g.franco@gmail.com |
| March 3rd at 7:00 pm at UCSD – International House9500 Gilman Drive #0550, La Jolla RSVP: iag.ucsd@gmail.com |
March 8th at 1:00 pm at MOPA1649 El Prado, Balboa Park, SD RSVP: filmrsvp@mopa.org |
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Fruitvale Station
(Directed by: Ryan Coogler) The true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008. US Narrative |
| Feb 28th at 7:00pm at Stronghold Creative Studios & Gallery1835 Main Street, San Diego RSVP: (858) 380-7283 |
March 2nd at 1:00 pm at San Diego Public Library – Malcom X Branch5148 Market St, San Diego (619) 527-3405/ lmcnabb@sandiego.gov |
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The Rocket
(Directed by: Kim Mordaunt) A boy who is believed to bring bad luck leads his family and a couple of ragged misfits through Laos to find a new home. After a calamity–filled journey through a land scarred by war, the boy sets off to prove he’s not cursed and builds agiant rocket to enter the most lucrative but dangerous competition of the year: the Rocket Festival. International Narrative |
| March 2nd at 1:00 pm at MOPA1649 El Prado, Balboa Park, SD RSVP: filmrsvp@mopa.org |
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Valentine Road
(Directed by: Marta Cunningham) On February 12, 2008, eighth-grade student Brandon McInerney shot his classmate Larry King twice in the back of the head. With keen insight, the film connects the human wreckage of Larry’s and Brandon’s troubled lives—both bullied and both searching for a sense of belonging. US Documentary |
| March 5th at 11:30 a.m. at San Ysidro High School5353 Airway Rd, San Diego RSVP: juan.neria@sweetwaterschools.org |
March 7th at 7:00 pm at MOPA1649 El Prado, Balboa Park, SD RSVP: filmrsvp@mopa.org |
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Circles
(Directed by: Srdan Golubovic ) Five people are affected by a tragic heroic act. Twenty years later, all of them will have to confront the past through their own crises. Will they overcome the guilt, frustration, and the urge for revenge? Will they do the right thing, at all costs? International Narrative |
| March 4th at 6:00 pm at Point Loma Public Library Branch3701 Voltaire Street, San Diego RSVP: (619) 531-1529 / cgonzalez@sandiego.gov |
March 6th at 6:30 pm at Joan B. Kroc School for Peace & Justice – USD5998 Alcala Park, San Diego RSVP: http://peacexpiece.eventbrite.com |
| March 7th at 1:40 pm
at Preparatoria Federal Làzaro Càrdenas – Tijuana Av. Paseo de los Héroes 11161, Zona Río Tijuana, B.C. 22010 Reservaciones: (664) 686-1297 / ebrislo@lazarocardenas.edu.mx |
March 8th at 10:00 am at Media Arts Center – Digital Gym2921 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego RSVP: leticia@mediaartscenter.org (part of a full day of programming) |
| March 8th at 6:00 pm at San Diego Public Library330 Park Blvd., San Diego RSVP: (619) 236 – 5831 / emagbanua@sandiego.gov |
March 9th at 6:00 pm at MOPA1649 El Prado, Balboa Park, SD RSVP: filmrsvp@mopa.org |
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Dancing in Jaffa
(Directed by: Hilla Medalia) Renowned ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulaine, takes his belief that dance can overcome political and cultural differences and applies it to 11 year old Jewish and Palestinian Israelis. What occurs is magical and transformative. International Documentary |
| March 6th at 12:15 pm at SD School of Creative and Performing Arts2425 Dusk Dr, San Diego RSVP: patclark1@gmail.com |
March 7th at 7:00 pm El Cuarto De Luz – Tijuana4590 Ave. Las Palmas Fracc. Las Palmas, Tijuana RSVP: 664 621 0592 / csm@elcuartodeluz.com |
| March 8th at 1:00 pm at Media Arts Center – Digital Gym2921 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego RSVP: leticia@mediaartscenter.org (part of a full day of programming) |
March 8th at 7:00 pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral2728 Sixth Ave. San Diego RSVP: (619) 298–7261 x356 / lifer@stpaulcathedral.org |
| March 9th at 3:00 pm at Congregation Beth Israel9001 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego RSVP: filmrsvp@mopa.org |
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If You Build It
(Directed by: Patrick Creadon) If You Build It spends a year in the life of one of America’s most innovative classrooms. Designer/activists Emily Pilloton and Matt Miller, together with their high school students, unleash the power of humanitarian design to help their struggling community in rural North Carolina. US Documentary |
| March 14th at 5:00 pm at High Tech High International2855 Farragut Road, San Diego RSVP: hmurugesan@hightechhigh.org |
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