2009 Pax Christi Films Focus on Faith, War, Human Rights
December 29, 2008
PAX CHRISTI FILM SERIES, 2009
3:00 p.m., on one Sunday of each month
Mother Teresa Center
4200 East Yandell Drive
(between Piedras and Cotton streets)
FREE ADMISSION
This series of films on peace and justice themes is sponsored by Pax Christi El Paso
and the Peace & Justice Ministry of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso.
Sunday, January 11, 2009 - The Invisible Chapel.
An enduring story of faith and perseverance by award-winning filmmaker John Carlos Frey. For over twenty years a migrant chapel has held services for over one hundred impoverished workers from Mexico and has remained invisible to the wealthy residents of a San Diego neighborhood. The clash with the mostly undocumented congregation has forced them out of their sacred space and ultimately caused the demolition of their place of worship.
Sunday, February 8, 2009 - War Dance.
Set in civil war-ravaged Northern Uganda, this Best Documentary nominee for the 2008 Oscars follows the lives of three youngsters who attend school in a refugee camp and find hope through a rich tradition of song and dance.
Sunday, March 8, 2009 - Dorothy Day: Don’t Call Me a Saint.
Tells the story of the New York writer and Catholic anarchist who the Vatican is currently considering for canonization. But Dorothy is no ordinary saint.
Sunday, April 19, 2009 - Thirst.
Is water part of a shared human right for all people? Or is it a commodity to be bought, sold, and traded in a global marketplace? Taking a piercing look at the global corporate drive to control and profit from water, this film shows how the labor movement can work closely with community groups and the environmental movement to defend public jobs and the public trust.
Sunday, May 17, 2009 - Body of War.
This documentary follows Tomas Young, an Iraq War veteran paralyzed from a bullet to the spine, on a physical and emotional journey as he adapts to his new body and begins to question the decision to go to war in Iraq. Written and directed by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro.
June 14, 2009 - The Corporation.
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that a corporation is legally a person, it has become a dominant force around the globe. Through an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model, this film illustrates that this type of “person” typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. This psychopath is a profound threat to our world and our future, but people with courage, intelligence, and determination can stop it.
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