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International Lens Film Series

Posted by on Monday, February 22, 2016 in Archives, News.

License to Operate

Tuesday, Feb. 23
Presented by: Victor Anderson, Oberlin Theological School Chair, Professor of Ethics and Society; and Dale  P. Andrews, Distinguished Professor of Homiletics and Social Justice.
  USA (2015) Dir: James Lipetzky.

There is a growing distrust between members of the community and those who are meant to protect it. In Los Angeles, a group of former gang members have joined forces with community leaders and law enforcement on a mission to break the cycle of violence that they were once a part of creating. It is about how a few can change the direction of an entire city. English. 103 minutes. Unrated. Blu-Ray.  Presented in collaboration with the Graduate Department of Religion.

 


The Whistleblower

Wednesday, Feb. 24
Presented by: Students Against Modern Slavery.
Canada/Germany/USA (2010) Dir: Larysa Kondracki.

This ripped-from-the-headlines thriller was inspired by actual events involving police officer Kathryn Bolkovac. In 1999, she discovered a sex trafficking ring facilitated by private-contractor employer while serving as a United Nations Peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina and struggled to break up the ring. English. 112 minutes. Rated R. Blu-ray.