Community Cinema is a free monthly independent film series which creates accessible opportunities for civic engagement and public education around important social issues Third Fridays | Downtown Ithaca | ALL WELCOME screenings are closed captioned and handicapped accessible |
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| September 2009 D TOUR: Pat Spurgeon has big dreams to make it as an indie rock musician. Just as his career is about to take off, he suffers an incredible setback when one of his kidneys begins to fail. Follow Pat on his emotional search for a living organ donor. But can he balance his health with a rock 'n' roll lifestyle? |
October 2009 COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS: Can you own a sound? As hip-hop rose from the streets of New York to become a multibillion-dollar industry, artists such as Public Enemy and De La Soul began reusing parts of previously recorded music for their songs. But when record company lawyers got involved everything changed. |
November 2009 BETWEEN THE FOLDS: Think origami is just paper planes and cranes? Meet a determined group of theoretical scientists and fine artists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at graduate degrees to forge new lives as modern-day paper folders. |
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| December 2009 YOUNG@HEART: Get ready to rock with the most entertaining golden oldies you will ever meet in the senior citizen's choir Young@Heart. Climaxing in a triumphant performance, their inspiring story celebrates the unbreakable bonds of friendship and the life-affirming power of music. |
January 2010 Welcome to the world’s largest garbage village located on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. The Zaballeen (Arabic for garbage people) recycle 80 percent of the trash they collect. Follow three teenage boys born into the business who are forced to make choices that will impact the survival of their community. |
February 2010 THE EYES OF ME: How do you see yourself, when you can't see at all? At the Texas School for the Blind students juggle all the usual pressures of high school along with the added struggles of growing up blind. Spend a dynamic year with four blind teens learning how to fit in and live independently. |
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| March 2010 DIRT! The Movie: It's under our feet and under our fingernails, but what is it? Find out how industrial farming, mining and urban development have led us toward cataclysmic droughts, starvation, floods and climate change. Dirt is a part of everything, which is why we should stop treating it like, well... dirt. |
April 2010 THE HORSE BOY: How far would you travel to heal someone you love? For one Texas couple, it means a spiritual journey halfway around the world. When their son is diagnosed with autism, they seek the best treatments... until they discover their son's connection to horses and the effect they have on him. |
May 2010 Welcome to Versailles, New Orleans -- home to the densest ethnic Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam. For over 30 years, its residents lived a quiet existence on the edge of New Orleans. But then came Hurricane Katrina. Watch as they turn a devastating disaster into a catalyst for change. |
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