CCDA Justice Film Festival Poster

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LOCATION PARK COMMUNITY CHURCH 1001 North Crosby Street Chicago, IL 60610-2403 Real People. Real Stories. Through film and discussion, the Christian Community Development Association invites you to explore the world of those affected by injustice and re-examine the issues. CCDA JUSTICE FESTIVAL The Visitor FEATURE FILM—BRIDGING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES/ 94 MIN/ AUDITORIUM Worlds collide when a professor comes home to find a Syrian immigrant and his Senegalese girlfriend living in his New York apartment. Crossing Arizona DOCUMENTARY—U.S./MEXICO BORDER/ 75 MIN/ RM. 205-206 Illegal immigration issues are explored through the perspectives of locals on both sides of the Arizona/Sonora border. Papers DOCUMENTARY—UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH/ 95 MIN/ RM. 205-206 Immigrant youth living in the U.S. find their futures and dreams restricted when they come of age without legal status. Which Way Home [ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE] DOCUMENTARY—CHILD MIGRANTS/ 90 MIN/ RM. 204 A-B e story of several unaccompanied child migrants, as they journey through Mexico to the U.S. on a freight train. Immigrant Nation (Director Q&A) FEATURE DOCUMENTARY—MODERN STRUGGLES/ 96 MIN/ AUDITORIUM Elvira Arellano, a single mother and pro-immigrant community leader, resists her own deportation in Chicago. Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action DOCUMENTARY—NATIVE AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY / 88 MIN / RM. 205-206 Four Native activists and their communities throughout the U.S. fight against multinational energy companies for the land and sovereignty of their reservations. 9500 Liberty (Director Q&A) FEATURE DOCUMENTARY—U.S. DOMESTIC POLICY/ 80 MIN/ AUDITORIUM e passage of a new immigration ordinance in Prince William County, Virginia incites intense fear and racial conflict— dividing a community. Return to El Salvador DOCUMENTARY—U.S. FOREIGN POLICY/ 68 MIN/ RM. 205-206 Intricate geo-political systems impact individuals and communities in both El Salvador and the U.S. through the recurring effects of a past civil war. Made in L.A. [EMMY AWARD WINNING] FEATURE DOCUMENTARY— LABOR ABUSE/ 70 MIN/ RM. 204 A-B ree Latinas working in L.A. sweatshops unite in a struggle to secure basic labor protections. God Grew Tired of Us [SUNDANCE FESTIVAL GRAND JURY AWARD & AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER] DOCUMENTARY—SUDANESE REFUGEES/ 89 MIN/ AUDITORIUM Orphaned by civil war, the “Lost Boys” of Sudan are granted asylum in the U.S. but struggle in transitioning to American life. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 9:30 PM with discussion to follow (Doors open at 8:45 PM) SEPTEMBER 8-10, 2010 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 9:30 PM with discussion to follow (Doors open at 8:45 PM) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 1:30 PM with discussion to follow (Doors open at 12:45 PM) 9:30 PM with discussion to follow (Doors open at 8:45 PM) 2010 CCDA JUSTICE FILM FESTIVAL Sponsored by BAKKE GRADUATE UNIVERSITY For more information call 312.361.0570 or visit ccda.org/film-festival. ,

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LOCATION

PARK COMMUNITY CHURCH1001 North Crosby Street • Chicago, IL 60610-2403

Real People. Real Stories.Through film and discussion, the Christian Community Development Association invites you to explore the world of those affected by injustice and re-examine the issues.

CCDAJUSTICE

FESTIVAL

The VisitorFEATURE FILM —BRIDGING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES/ 94 MIN/ AUDITORIUMWorlds collide when a professor comes home to find a Syrian immigrant and his Senegalese girlfriend living in his New York apartment.

Crossing ArizonaDOCUMENTARY—U.S./MEXICO BORDER/ 75 MIN/ RM. 205-206Illegal immigration issues are explored through the perspectives of locals on both sides of the Arizona/Sonora border.

PapersDOCUMENTARY—UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH/ 95 MIN/ RM. 205-206Immigrant youth living in the U.S. find their futures and dreams restricted when they come of age without legal status.

Which Way Home[ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE] DOCUMENTARY —CHILD MIGRANTS/ 90 MIN/ RM. 204 A-BThe story of several unaccompanied child migrants, as they journey through Mexico to the U.S. on a freight train.

Immigrant Nation (Director Q&A)FEATURE DOCUMENTARY—MODERN STRUGGLES/ 96 MIN/ AUDITORIUMElvira Arellano, a single mother and pro-immigrant community leader, resists her own deportation in Chicago.

Homeland: Four Portraits of Native ActionDOCUMENTARY—NATIVE AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY / 88 MIN / RM. 205-206 Four Native activists and their communities throughout the U.S. fight against multinational energy companies for the land and sovereignty of their reservations.

9500 Liberty (Director Q&A)FEATURE DOCUMENTARY—U.S. DOMESTIC POLICY/ 80 MIN/ AUDITORIUMThe passage of a new immigration ordinance in Prince William County, Virginia incites intense fear and racial conflict—dividing a community.

Return to El SalvadorDOCUMENTARY—U.S. FOREIGN POLICY/ 68 MIN/ RM. 205-206Intricate geo-political systems impact individuals and communities in both El Salvador and the U.S. through the recurring effects of a past civil war.

Made in L.A.[EMMY AWARD WINNING] FEATURE DOCUMENTARY—LABOR ABUSE/ 70 MIN/ RM. 204 A-BThree Latinas working in L.A. sweatshops unite in a struggle to secure basic labor protections.

God Grew Tired of Us[SUNDANCE FESTIVAL GRAND JURY AWARD & AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER] DOCUMENTARY—SUDANESE REFUGEES/ 89 MIN/ AUDITORIUMOrphaned by civil war, the “Lost Boys” of Sudan are granted asylum in the U.S. but struggle in transitioning to American life.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 89:30 pm with discussion to follow (Doors open at 8:45 pm)

SEPTEMBER 8-10, 2010

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 99:30 pm with discussion to follow (Doors open at 8:45 pm)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 101:30 pm with discussion to follow (Doors open at 12:45 pm)

9:30 pm with discussion to follow (Doors open at 8:45 pm)

2010 CCDA JUSTICE FILM FESTIVAL Sponsored by BAKKE GRADUATE UNIVERSITY

For more information call 312.361.0570 or visit ccda.org/film-festival.

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