Depending on where you hear Sounds of Cinema, listeners will receive one of two episodes.
Listeners to 89.7 KMSU FM in Mankato will hear a special pledge drive edition of the show. If you listen to this station, please consider supporting its fundraising efforts.
Listeners to 89.5 KQAL FM in Winona will hear a follow up to the screening of Lake of Fire, including commentary on the film from viewers on either side of the abortion issue as well as several Winona State University faculty members analyzing the film based upon their academic specialties.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Support KMSU's Spring Pledge Drive
Listeners in the Mankato area are encouraged to support 89.7 KMSU FM's spring pledge drive. The station is dependent upon the support of its listeners in order to keep functioning.
This Sunday, Sounds of Cinema will broadcast a special pledge drive episode that will showcase what this particular program adds to the station as well as drawing attention to the other great programming on KMSU.
As I have pointed out in the past, how much you give is not nearly as important as the fact that you do give. While it would be easy if one particularly wealthy and generous individual could gift the station a large sum of money twice a year, it would be far more impressive if a large cross section of listeners made small contributions that resulted in a comparable sum because that demonstrates just how important the station is to the community. Your pledges not only keep the station on the air but they also justify its existence.
To make a pledge, call 507-389-5678, or 1-800-456-7810 or visit the website http://www.kmsu.org/.
This Sunday, Sounds of Cinema will broadcast a special pledge drive episode that will showcase what this particular program adds to the station as well as drawing attention to the other great programming on KMSU.
As I have pointed out in the past, how much you give is not nearly as important as the fact that you do give. While it would be easy if one particularly wealthy and generous individual could gift the station a large sum of money twice a year, it would be far more impressive if a large cross section of listeners made small contributions that resulted in a comparable sum because that demonstrates just how important the station is to the community. Your pledges not only keep the station on the air but they also justify its existence.
To make a pledge, call 507-389-5678, or 1-800-456-7810 or visit the website http://www.kmsu.org/.
Monday, April 4, 2011
'Lake of Fire' on April 5th
A reminder that the abortion documentary Lake of Fire will be showing on the Winona State University campus on Tuesday, April 5th at 7pm in the Somsen Auditorium. The event is open to the public and admission is free. The film is not rated but viewer discretion is advised. Find out more about the film here.
Update: Thanks to all who came out to see Lake of Fire. Additional thanks to those that supported the screening by placing signage in their businesses or offices and otherwise promoted the event.
Update: Thanks to all who came out to see Lake of Fire. Additional thanks to those that supported the screening by placing signage in their businesses or offices and otherwise promoted the event.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Women's Studies Film Festival at Viterbo University
Viterbo University, located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, will be holding a Women's Studies Film Festival March 30th - April 20th. The descirptions of the films come from the press release:
Mai’s America
Showing in two parts: Wednesday, March 30, and Friday, April 1 at 11–11:50 a.m. in MRC 500
Thursday, March 31: 4:30–5:50 p.m. in MRC 444
Tuesday, April 12: 11 a.m.–12:20 p.m. in RCE 127 and at 12:30–1:50 p.m. in RCE 127
Mai’s America is an intimate portrait of Mai—a spunky, mini-skirted daughter of Ho Chi Minh’s revolution. Fueled by the opportunity for abetter education and enticed by MTV inspired visions of America, Mai travels to the U.S. for her senior year of high school. Nothing in her wildest imagination prepares Mai for her
crash landing in rural Mississippi where her relationships with white Pentecostal and black Baptist host-families, self-proclaimed rednecks, transvestites, and South Vietnamese immigrants challenge her long-held ideas about America, about herself, about freedom, and even about Vietnam.
The Codes of Gender
Tuesday, April 5: 10–11:50 a.m. in RC 233, 1–2:50 p.m. in RC 233, 3–4:50 p.m. in RC 233
Wednesday, April 20: 3:10–4:30 p.m. in MRC 500
Written and directed by MEF Executive Director Sut Jhally, The Codes of Gender applies the late sociologist Erving Goffman’s groundbreaking analysis of advertising to the contemporary commercial landscape, showing how one of American popular culture’s most influential forms communicates normative ideas about masculinity and femininity.
Women of Faith
Thursday, April 7: 12:30–1:50 p.m. in FAC 204B
Individual interviews with seven women explore how rebellion can happen within and outside the Church,
how women in the Church reconcile conflicting religious, personal, and political beliefs, and how
they view official Church positions on contraception, homosexuality, and women’s ordination as priests.
Both timely and insightful, the film provides a rare look at their experiences and current controversies
over tradition, change, and power within the Catholic Church.
I Was a Teenage Feminist
Thursday, April 14: 7–9:30 p.m. in RCE 127
Why is it that some young, independent, progressive women in today’s society feel uncomfortable
identifying with the F-word? Join filmmaker Therese Shechter as she takes a funny, moving, and very
personal journey into the heart of feminism. Armed with a video camera and an irreverent sense of humor,
Shechter talks with feminist superstars, rowdy frat boys, liberated Cosmo girls, and Radical Cheerleaders,
all in her quest to find out whether feminism can still be a source of personal and political power.
Angel in the Village
Showing in two parts Monday, April 18 and Wednesday, April 20: 11–11:50 a.m. in MRC 436
Angel in the Village follows the Chinese-born, Philadelphia-based artist, Lily Yeh, as she works
to create social change through art in distressed urban environments. Her primary canvas is the
Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia, an organization that builds community through
innovative arts-based programs in education, land transformation, and economic development.
Mai’s America
Showing in two parts: Wednesday, March 30, and Friday, April 1 at 11–11:50 a.m. in MRC 500
Thursday, March 31: 4:30–5:50 p.m. in MRC 444
Tuesday, April 12: 11 a.m.–12:20 p.m. in RCE 127 and at 12:30–1:50 p.m. in RCE 127
Mai’s America is an intimate portrait of Mai—a spunky, mini-skirted daughter of Ho Chi Minh’s revolution. Fueled by the opportunity for abetter education and enticed by MTV inspired visions of America, Mai travels to the U.S. for her senior year of high school. Nothing in her wildest imagination prepares Mai for her
crash landing in rural Mississippi where her relationships with white Pentecostal and black Baptist host-families, self-proclaimed rednecks, transvestites, and South Vietnamese immigrants challenge her long-held ideas about America, about herself, about freedom, and even about Vietnam.
The Codes of Gender
Tuesday, April 5: 10–11:50 a.m. in RC 233, 1–2:50 p.m. in RC 233, 3–4:50 p.m. in RC 233
Wednesday, April 20: 3:10–4:30 p.m. in MRC 500
Written and directed by MEF Executive Director Sut Jhally, The Codes of Gender applies the late sociologist Erving Goffman’s groundbreaking analysis of advertising to the contemporary commercial landscape, showing how one of American popular culture’s most influential forms communicates normative ideas about masculinity and femininity.
Women of Faith
Thursday, April 7: 12:30–1:50 p.m. in FAC 204B
Individual interviews with seven women explore how rebellion can happen within and outside the Church,
how women in the Church reconcile conflicting religious, personal, and political beliefs, and how
they view official Church positions on contraception, homosexuality, and women’s ordination as priests.
Both timely and insightful, the film provides a rare look at their experiences and current controversies
over tradition, change, and power within the Catholic Church.
I Was a Teenage Feminist
Thursday, April 14: 7–9:30 p.m. in RCE 127
Why is it that some young, independent, progressive women in today’s society feel uncomfortable
identifying with the F-word? Join filmmaker Therese Shechter as she takes a funny, moving, and very
personal journey into the heart of feminism. Armed with a video camera and an irreverent sense of humor,
Shechter talks with feminist superstars, rowdy frat boys, liberated Cosmo girls, and Radical Cheerleaders,
all in her quest to find out whether feminism can still be a source of personal and political power.
Angel in the Village
Showing in two parts Monday, April 18 and Wednesday, April 20: 11–11:50 a.m. in MRC 436
Angel in the Village follows the Chinese-born, Philadelphia-based artist, Lily Yeh, as she works
to create social change through art in distressed urban environments. Her primary canvas is the
Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia, an organization that builds community through
innovative arts-based programs in education, land transformation, and economic development.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
ANNOUNCEMENT: 'Lake of Fire' Screening at Winona State University
Sounds of Cinema is sponsoring a public screening of the documentary film Lake of Fire on the Winona State University Campus on April 5th at 7pm in the Somsen Auditorium.
Called "an enormous act of social conscience" by Time Out New York, "a significant piece of journalism" by Film Journal International, and "the most prismatic film ever made on the subject" by The A.V. Club, Lake of Fire is a sweeping exploration of the abortion debate. The film includes interviews with such diverse voices as political commentators Noam Chomsky and Alan Dershowitz, bioethicist Peter Singer, Roe v. Wade plaintiff Norma McCorvey, columnist Nat Hentoff, Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, law professor Douglas Kmiec, and attorney Sarah Weddington. Rather than appealing to one side of the issue or the other, the film is a caricature of the abortion debate itself, exploring the vicissitudes of a difficult topic. In the process, Lake of Fire forces its way past familiar and deep-rooted talking points and connects the abortion debate to broader issues such as our regard for the value of human life, conceptions of individual freedom and communal good, the way religious rhetoric impacts discourse, and the appeal of mass movements. By the end, Lake of Fire not only characterizes the abortion debate but also provides a look into what the debate reveals about who we are as a people.
The film is not rated but it does contains footage of a graphic nature. Viewer discretion is advised. Click here for further information about the film.
Called "an enormous act of social conscience" by Time Out New York, "a significant piece of journalism" by Film Journal International, and "the most prismatic film ever made on the subject" by The A.V. Club, Lake of Fire is a sweeping exploration of the abortion debate. The film includes interviews with such diverse voices as political commentators Noam Chomsky and Alan Dershowitz, bioethicist Peter Singer, Roe v. Wade plaintiff Norma McCorvey, columnist Nat Hentoff, Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, law professor Douglas Kmiec, and attorney Sarah Weddington. Rather than appealing to one side of the issue or the other, the film is a caricature of the abortion debate itself, exploring the vicissitudes of a difficult topic. In the process, Lake of Fire forces its way past familiar and deep-rooted talking points and connects the abortion debate to broader issues such as our regard for the value of human life, conceptions of individual freedom and communal good, the way religious rhetoric impacts discourse, and the appeal of mass movements. By the end, Lake of Fire not only characterizes the abortion debate but also provides a look into what the debate reveals about who we are as a people.
The film is not rated but it does contains footage of a graphic nature. Viewer discretion is advised. Click here for further information about the film.
Friday, March 18, 2011
GLBTA Film Series at Winona State University
Winona State University will be hosting a Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender-Ally film series from March 21 - 31. All events are free and open to the public. The following descriptions of the films come from the press release.
March 21st: Itty Bitty Titty Committee
When: 7:00 PM (87 minutes)
Where: Somsen Auditorium
This latest fabulous movie from Jamie (But I’m a Cheerleader) Babbit is a dynamic, romantic, frequently funny and politically astute movie with a smart script, rocking soundtrack and terrific ensemble cast that includes sexy young Melonie Diaz as the new dyke on the block who falls in with a great gang of Feminist troublemakers called Clits in Action (CiA), and then falls in love with leader of the pack, Nicole Vicius. Unfortunately, Nicole has a girlfriend Melanie Mayron and, as they say, drama ensues.
March 22nd: It Doesn't Define Us
When: 7:00 PM (80 minutes)
Where: Science Lab 120
It Doesn't Define Us is a feature length documentary about gay rights and many of the issues the GLBT community is facing not only in the state of Minnesota but also nationwide. The film introduces same-sex couples who decide to start a family, discusses coming out of the closet, looks into the politics working both for and against the GLBT community, and also touches on media portrayals. Over a year and a half, filmmakers Bruce Meyers and Gordy Severson conducted over 40 interviews featuring FOX 9's Robyne Robinson, KARE-11's Jana Shortal, Minnesota State Senator Scott Dibble and well-known gay activist Mandy Carter. Co-Director Gordon Severson will introduce the film and answer questions at the end.
March 24th: Brother to Brother
When: 7:00 PM
Where: Science Lab 120
Brother to Brother is the story of Perry, a young black artist kicked out of his family home for being gay. Trapped between the worlds of the black community and the gay community, Perry searches for a connection in the real world and embarks on a literal and metaphorical journey to the creative center for the younger, rebellious generation of the Harlem Renaissance. Brother to Brother is a moving testimony to the transformative powers of history, art and storytelling.
March 25th: Out in the Silence
When 7:00 PM (56 minutes)
Where: Science Lab 120
Following the story of a small American town confronting a firestorm of controversy ignited by a same-sex wedding announcement in the local newspaper, this gripping documentary illustrates the challenges of being an outsider in a conservative rural community and the change that is possible when courageous people break the silence and search for common ground.
March 26th: Beautiful Boxer
When: 7:00 PM (118 minutes)
Where: Science Lab 120
Based on the true story of Thailand's famed transgender kickboxer, Beautiful Boxer is a poignant action drama that punches straight into the heart and mind of a boy who fights like a man so he can become a woman. Believing he's a girl trapped in a boy's body since childhood, Parinya Charoenphol (affectionately known as Nong Toom in Thailand) sets out to master the most masculine and lethal sport of Muay Thai (Thai boxing) to earn a living and to achieve his ultimate goal of total femininity.
March 28th: Forever's Gonna Start Tonight
When: 7:50 PM (54 minutes)
Where: Stark Hall 103
Forever's Gonna Start Tonight tells the astounding life story of San Francisco living legend Vicki Marlane, still strutting it onstage at 75. Vicki takes us on the ride of her life — from cross-dressed rollerskating in her youth to working the carnival sideshows circuit in the 1950s, from the wild years of San Francisco in the 1970s, to survival in the 1980s and her legendary performances at Aunt Charlie's, where she continues to perform today.
March 29th: Bi the Way
When: 7:00 PM (85 minutes)
Where: Somsen Auditorium
The iron curtain between gay and straight is crumbling. The Bible belt is being unbuckled. Recent studies suggest that bisexuality is drastically more widespread than we ever thought. And for young people, dating a girl one week and a guy the next is no big deal. Journeying through the changing sexual landscape of America, the directors of Bi the Way investigate the latest scientific reports and social opinions on bisexuality, while following five members of the emerging “whatever” generation—teens and twenty-somethings who seem to be ushering in a whole new sexual revolution.
March 30th: Boy I am
When: 7:00 PM (72 minutes)
Where: Stark Hall 103
While female-to-male transgender visibility has recently exploded in this country, conversations about trans issues in the lesbian community often run into resistance from the many queer women who view transitioning as a "trend" or as an anti-feminist act that taps into male privilege. Boy I Am is a feature-length documentary that begins to break down that barrier and promote dialogue about trans issues through a look at the experiences of three young transitioning FTMs in New York City—Nicco, Norie and Keegan—as they go through major junctures in their transitions, as well as through the voices of lesbians, activists and theorists who raise and address the questions that many people have but few openly discuss.
March 31st: Two Spirits
When: 7:00 PM (60 minutes)
Where: Somsen Auditorium
Two Spirits interweaves the tragic story of a mother’s loss of her son with a revealing look at a time when the world wasn’t simply divided into male and female and many Native American cultures held places of honor for people of integrated genders. Fred Martinez was nádleehí, a male-bodied person with a feminine nature, a special gift according to his ancient Navajo culture. But the place where two discriminations meet is a dangerous place to live, and Fred became one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was brutally murdered at sixteen. Between tradition and controversy, sex and spirit, and freedom and fear, lives the truth—the bravest choice you can make is to be yourself. A brief reception will be held following the final film screening.
The film series is curated by Dr. Andrea Wood of the WSU English Department and is sponsored by the WSU Foundation, Office of Inclusion and Diversity, GLBTA Faculty Committee, English Department, Women's and Gender Studies, Mass Communications Department, History Department, Social Work, and GLBTA Partnership. Any questions about these events can be sent to Dr. Wood at awood@winona.edu.
March 21st: Itty Bitty Titty Committee
When: 7:00 PM (87 minutes)
Where: Somsen Auditorium
This latest fabulous movie from Jamie (But I’m a Cheerleader) Babbit is a dynamic, romantic, frequently funny and politically astute movie with a smart script, rocking soundtrack and terrific ensemble cast that includes sexy young Melonie Diaz as the new dyke on the block who falls in with a great gang of Feminist troublemakers called Clits in Action (CiA), and then falls in love with leader of the pack, Nicole Vicius. Unfortunately, Nicole has a girlfriend Melanie Mayron and, as they say, drama ensues.
March 22nd: It Doesn't Define Us
When: 7:00 PM (80 minutes)
Where: Science Lab 120
It Doesn't Define Us is a feature length documentary about gay rights and many of the issues the GLBT community is facing not only in the state of Minnesota but also nationwide. The film introduces same-sex couples who decide to start a family, discusses coming out of the closet, looks into the politics working both for and against the GLBT community, and also touches on media portrayals. Over a year and a half, filmmakers Bruce Meyers and Gordy Severson conducted over 40 interviews featuring FOX 9's Robyne Robinson, KARE-11's Jana Shortal, Minnesota State Senator Scott Dibble and well-known gay activist Mandy Carter. Co-Director Gordon Severson will introduce the film and answer questions at the end.
March 24th: Brother to Brother
When: 7:00 PM
Where: Science Lab 120
Brother to Brother is the story of Perry, a young black artist kicked out of his family home for being gay. Trapped between the worlds of the black community and the gay community, Perry searches for a connection in the real world and embarks on a literal and metaphorical journey to the creative center for the younger, rebellious generation of the Harlem Renaissance. Brother to Brother is a moving testimony to the transformative powers of history, art and storytelling.
March 25th: Out in the Silence
When 7:00 PM (56 minutes)
Where: Science Lab 120
Following the story of a small American town confronting a firestorm of controversy ignited by a same-sex wedding announcement in the local newspaper, this gripping documentary illustrates the challenges of being an outsider in a conservative rural community and the change that is possible when courageous people break the silence and search for common ground.
March 26th: Beautiful Boxer
When: 7:00 PM (118 minutes)
Where: Science Lab 120
Based on the true story of Thailand's famed transgender kickboxer, Beautiful Boxer is a poignant action drama that punches straight into the heart and mind of a boy who fights like a man so he can become a woman. Believing he's a girl trapped in a boy's body since childhood, Parinya Charoenphol (affectionately known as Nong Toom in Thailand) sets out to master the most masculine and lethal sport of Muay Thai (Thai boxing) to earn a living and to achieve his ultimate goal of total femininity.
March 28th: Forever's Gonna Start Tonight
When: 7:50 PM (54 minutes)
Where: Stark Hall 103
Forever's Gonna Start Tonight tells the astounding life story of San Francisco living legend Vicki Marlane, still strutting it onstage at 75. Vicki takes us on the ride of her life — from cross-dressed rollerskating in her youth to working the carnival sideshows circuit in the 1950s, from the wild years of San Francisco in the 1970s, to survival in the 1980s and her legendary performances at Aunt Charlie's, where she continues to perform today.
March 29th: Bi the Way
When: 7:00 PM (85 minutes)
Where: Somsen Auditorium
The iron curtain between gay and straight is crumbling. The Bible belt is being unbuckled. Recent studies suggest that bisexuality is drastically more widespread than we ever thought. And for young people, dating a girl one week and a guy the next is no big deal. Journeying through the changing sexual landscape of America, the directors of Bi the Way investigate the latest scientific reports and social opinions on bisexuality, while following five members of the emerging “whatever” generation—teens and twenty-somethings who seem to be ushering in a whole new sexual revolution.
March 30th: Boy I am
When: 7:00 PM (72 minutes)
Where: Stark Hall 103
While female-to-male transgender visibility has recently exploded in this country, conversations about trans issues in the lesbian community often run into resistance from the many queer women who view transitioning as a "trend" or as an anti-feminist act that taps into male privilege. Boy I Am is a feature-length documentary that begins to break down that barrier and promote dialogue about trans issues through a look at the experiences of three young transitioning FTMs in New York City—Nicco, Norie and Keegan—as they go through major junctures in their transitions, as well as through the voices of lesbians, activists and theorists who raise and address the questions that many people have but few openly discuss.
March 31st: Two Spirits
When: 7:00 PM (60 minutes)
Where: Somsen Auditorium
Two Spirits interweaves the tragic story of a mother’s loss of her son with a revealing look at a time when the world wasn’t simply divided into male and female and many Native American cultures held places of honor for people of integrated genders. Fred Martinez was nádleehí, a male-bodied person with a feminine nature, a special gift according to his ancient Navajo culture. But the place where two discriminations meet is a dangerous place to live, and Fred became one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was brutally murdered at sixteen. Between tradition and controversy, sex and spirit, and freedom and fear, lives the truth—the bravest choice you can make is to be yourself. A brief reception will be held following the final film screening.
The film series is curated by Dr. Andrea Wood of the WSU English Department and is sponsored by the WSU Foundation, Office of Inclusion and Diversity, GLBTA Faculty Committee, English Department, Women's and Gender Studies, Mass Communications Department, History Department, Social Work, and GLBTA Partnership. Any questions about these events can be sent to Dr. Wood at awood@winona.edu.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
'Bag It' at Winona State
The Winona State University chemistry and environmental clubs are sponsoring a showing of the documentary Bag It at 7 p.m. Friday, March 18th, in Science Laboratory Center 120. The hour-long film addresses the use of disposable plastics and the effects on the community and environment. The screening is free and open to the public.
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