Tri-City Independent Documentary Series |
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The Tri-City Documentary Series shows films of political and social significance to receptive, involved audiences. To generate a sense of community and citizen involvement, each film is followed by an interactive discussion led by someone with expertise in a field related to the movie. Films so far have touched on topics such as global warming, the militarization of space, alternative modes of transportation, investigations into the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and the war in Iraq. Please join the conversation. |
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June 28, 2008 (1:30 p.m.) |
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (510) 745-1400 |
The Corporation Discussion following the film will be led by Sharat G. Lin of the San Jose Peace & Justice Center. He writes on global political economy, the Middle East, India, and labor migration.
In the mid-1800s corporations emerged as a legal "persons." Imbued with a "personality" of pure self-interest, the next 100 years saw the corporation's rise to dominance. The corporation created unprecedented wealth, but at what cost? The remorseless rationale of "externalities" - the unintended consequences of a transaction between two parties on a third - is responsible for countless cases of illness, death, poverty, pollution, exploitation and lies.
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Future Films |
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Future films might include
Note: Dates are yet to be determined because the library allows room reservations to be made only 30 days or less in advance. Click here for more on this issue, and check back here for screening updates. You also can email us to be added to our email list. |
May 31, 2008 (1:30 p.m.) |
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (510) 745-1400 |
USA vs. Al-Arian Discussion following the film will be led by Hazem Kira, political consultant with the American Muslim Alliance/California Civil Rights Alliance. He will provide an update on the legal case and Al-Arian's physical condition following his recent 57-day hunger strike.
This revealing documentary presents a close portrait of an Arab-American family facing terrorism charges leveled by the U.S. government.
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April 19, 2008 (1:30 p.m.) |
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (510) 745-1400 |
Loose Change 911 Discussion following the film led by Paul Rea, author of "Still Seeking the Truth about 9/11" and the forthcoming "Reveille for Reality: Awakening to What Really Happened on 9/11", and Brian Good Only three buildings in the world ever have collapsed as a result of fire - and all were part of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. So why them? Why did Vice President Dick Cheney not order the Pentagon to be evacuated when it appeared a hijacked plane was heading toward it? If there is evidence that Osama bin Laden was behind the terrorist attacks, why did the government not provide it to the Taliban when they offered to turn him over? Why was he never indicted? Loose Change 911, Final Cut attempts to answer these and other questions related to the events of that day. |
March 8, 2008 (1:30 p.m.) |
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (510) 745-1400 |
On the Line Discussion following the film led by Faye Butler and Louise Lynch. Both have been to the annual demonstration at Fort Benning, Georgia, where Lynch was arrested. On The Line tells the story of the movement to close the School of the Americas, a U.S. Defense Department facility at Fort Benning, Georgia that trains Latin American soldiers. Referred to by some as "School of Assassins", many of its graduates have been criticized for human rights violations. For example, many of the officers cited in the murder of U.S. nuns, union leaders, journalists, and others in El Salvador were SOA graduates. The school was renamed in 2001 to The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. Up to 1,000 students attend the school - now open to civilians and non-Latin Americans - each year.
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February 2, 2008 (1:30 p.m.) |
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (510) 745-1400 |
Peace, Propaganda & The Promised Land. U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Discussion following the film led by Mo Shooer, Jewish Voice for Peace. Peace, Propaganda & The Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in United States coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites - oil, and a need to have a secure military base in the region, among others - work in combination with Israeli public relations strategies to exercise a powerful influence over how news from the region is reported.
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January 5, 2008 (1:30 p.m.) |
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (510) 745-1400 |
Sir! No Sir! Discussion after the film will be led by two of the soldiers featured in it, Michael Wong and Keith Mather. In the 1960s an anti-war movement emerged that altered the course of history. This movement didn't take place on college campuses, but in barracks and on aircraft carriers. It flourished in army stockades, navy brigs and in the dingy towns that surround military bases. It penetrated elite military colleges like West Point. And it spread throughout the battlefields of Vietnam. It was a movement no one expected, least of all those in it. Hundreds went to prison and thousands into exile. And by 1971 it had, in the words of one colonel, infested the entire armed services. Yet today few people know about the GI movement against the war in Vietnam.
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Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007 (1:30 p.m.) |
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (510) 745-1400 |
Hacking Democracy This outstanding documentary - nominated for an Emmy in Investigative Journalism - exposes the dangers of electronic voting machines, which now count about 90% of America's votes. Its real subject, the health of American democracy, could hardly be more important or timely.
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Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007 (1:30 p.m.) |
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (510) 745-1400 |
9/11 Mysteries Along with 9/11 Press for Truth, which the series showed to a large crowd last spring, 9/11 Mysteries is the best-made, most accurate and most compelling of the many films challenging the "official" story about 9/11. Whereas the earlier film focused on government coverups, 9/11 Mysteries explores the strange but often ignored questions surrounding the fall of the World Trade Center Towers.
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Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007 (1:30 p.m.) |
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (510) 745-1400 |
War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us To Death
Narrated by Sean Penn, the film deals with how governments bent on
war-making have relied on a vast arsenal of propaganda techniques to
overcome resistance at home and disapproval abroad. Looking closely at
the spin strategies employed by today's pundits and public officials to
build support for the invasion of Iraq, striking parallels to the
information wars waged by earlier administrations are revealed, both
Democratic and Republican.
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Saturday, June 2, 2007 (1:30 p.m.) |
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (510) 745-1400 |
Arsenal of Hypocrisy
The glory days of NASA are over! Today the Military Industrial Complex
is marching towards world dominance through Space technology on behalf
of global corporate interest. To understand how and why the Space
program will be used to fight all future wars on earth from Space, it's
important to understand how the public has been misled about the
origins and true purpose of the Space program.
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Saturday, May 5, 2007 (1:30 p.m.) |
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (510) 745-1400 |
Shut Up and Sing: The Dixie Chicks
Directed by Academy Award-winner Barbara Kopple and a hit at the
Toronto Film Festival, the documentary centers on country music's Dixie
Chicks and the nationwide vilification over critical statements made
about Texas and President Bush in 2003. Over a three-year period, the
singers went from darlings of the industry to political targets,
receiving constant death threats and being demonized by the national
media, boycotted by Clear Channel radio, and even denounced by some of
their fans. A parable of free political and artistic expression in a
democratic society.
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Saturday, April 14, 2007 (1:30 p.m.) |
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (510) 745-1400 |
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Amid ever increasing gas prices, this film delves into the short life
of the GM EV1 electric car - once popular in the 1990s and now fallen
by the roadside. How could such an efficient, green-friendly vehicle
fail to transform our garages and skies? Through interviews with
government officials, former GM employees, and concerned celebrities,
including EV1 driver Tom Hanks, the film seeks answers to these
questions.
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Saturday, March 24, 2007 (1:30 p.m.) |
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (510) 745-1400 |
9/11 Press for Truth The film tells the moving and compelling story of four World Trade Center widows, known as the Jersey Girls, who went out of their comfort zone lobbying Congress to open an investigation into the events of that fateful day. Absent their efforts there would have been no inquiry, though sadly, most of their questions went unanswered. Discussion will follow led by Dr. Paul Rea, author of Still Seeking the Truth about 9/11. |
Saturday, Feb 3, 2007 (1:30 p.m.) |
Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont (510) 745-1400 |
Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers
This Saturday at the Library, the film "IRAQ FOR SALE: THE WAR
PROFITEERS" will be shown followed by a discussion led by Dr. Sharat G.
Lin. Dr. Lin writes on the Middle East, India, global political
economy, and the environment. His articles include "Economic roots of
conflict in the new world order" and "Who started it? Chronology of the
latest crisis in the Middle East."
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