CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.

"The Price of Free" (2018)
When: 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18.
Where: Peters Education Center Auditorium (west of the Save Mart Center in the Student Recreation Center building)

All films screened on campus are free and open to the public. Parking is not enforced after 4 p.m. on Fridays.

Discussant: Derek Doneen (director)

Hidden inside overcrowded factories around the world, "The Price of Free" (formerly titled "Kailash") by director Derek Doneen, tells the story of countless children who are forced into slave labor due to rising global demands for cheap goods. With the help of a covert network of informants, Nobel Peace Prize winner and India’s “Children Rights” activist Kailash Satyarthi and his dedicated team carry out daring raids to rescue and rehabilitate imprisoned children. Using hidden cameras and playing the role of buyers at the factory to gain access, we watch Satyarthi take on one of his most challenging missions to date: finding Sonu, a young boy trafficked to Delhi for work, who has been missing for eight months. Now his father dreams of Sonu coming home. Satyarthi’s warmth and passion have gained international support for his philosophy that each child should be allowed to embrace their childhood. He gives them support, clothes, medical care and an education. Equal parts harrowing and motivating, first-time filmmaker Derek Doneen pulls us into Satyarthi’s gripping pursuits and relentless energy to create the change he wants to see.

Sponsor: Center for Creativity and the Arts

Coming next: Short Film Program: "Lumpkin GA" (2019), "Our Country" (2017) and "Invented Borders"

"Lumpkin" by director Nicholas Manting Brewer tells the fate of a fading Georgia town, a community that recalls its dark past and faces a grim present. There, an undocumented immigrant, caught in legal limbo and facing deportation, contemplates his future while at the same time, a massive, private immigration prison generates millions in profits. Lumpkin, where these stories meet, truly represents the hidden epicenter of America’s immigration crackdown.

"Our Country," directed by Mexican-American filmmaker Mayra Flores, is an award-winning experimental animated documentary that provides a compelling context and beautifully captures some of the infinite nuances about immigrant families living in the United States.

"Invented Borders," also directed by Mayra Flores, is a fascinating animated and live action video essay on the many facets of today’s emotional immigration debate in America.

For a complete schedule, visit the College of Arts and Humanities blog.