Eyes Wide Open Film Series, Part VI

The USC4P&J documentary films series, Eyes Wide Open, continues in its sixth season with a series of films every other Wednesday through December 2007. Films will be screened at Linux Club (Ostiense near the ex Mercati generali - see map and directions). Screenings start at 7pm followed by a brief discussion, to continue over a pizza at a nearby pizzeria. There is no charge for the screenings though donations to help cover costs of DVDs and shipping are greatly appreciated. Linux Club requires an annual membership card at 8 Euro/year.

Oct 17 - Iraq in Fragments (2006)
A hard-hitting, yet poignant documentary of three parts. A fatherless boy is inducted into an apprenticeship in a garage; Sadr supporters rally for regional elections, while violently enforcing Islamic law; a group of Kurdish farmers welcome the US presence and a freedom them have been denied until now. This incredibly photographed, well-balanced documentary looks at life through the eyes of Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds and is the sum of the two years American director James Longley struggled to encapsulate a war that is being fought on three fronts.

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2007.

Directed by: James Longley
Run time: 94 minutes
Web site: Iraq in Fragments

October

• 31 - A Crude Awakening: the Oil Crash

November

• 14 - War Made Easy
• 28 - The Future of Food

December

• 12 - Jesus Camp