Global Education Center is excited to be a Screening Partner of the 2021-2022 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers, a film series that brings the best of new independent film to communities across the South. The Circuit takes the audience away from their televisions, computers, tablets and phones to connect them with independent filmmakers – live! Southern Circuit transforms watching film from a solitary experience into a communal one. Global Education Center has chosen a diverse array of films that will provide audiences with the opportunity to meet filmmakers and learn about the art of film making; and encourage community engagement using film as a conduit for discussions about social and community issues.
THIS SEASON OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FISK UNIVERSITY AND IS MADE POSSIBLE BY SOUTH ARTS, a regional affiliate of National Endowment for the Arts. The Fall screenings will all be virtual (listed below); the spring screenings will be a combination of in-person and virtual - stay tuned for more detail on remaining films!
Our virtual screenings are free, but we do gratefully accept donations which help keep our amazing Global programs coming!!! You can DONATE HERE
THIS SEASON OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FISK UNIVERSITY AND IS MADE POSSIBLE BY SOUTH ARTS, a regional affiliate of National Endowment for the Arts. The Fall screenings will all be virtual (listed below); the spring screenings will be a combination of in-person and virtual - stay tuned for more detail on remaining films!
Our virtual screenings are free, but we do gratefully accept donations which help keep our amazing Global programs coming!!! You can DONATE HERE
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Women of the White Buffalo
1:00 pm screening on May 21 at Global Education Center Join Global Education Center for a screening of the film Women of the White Buffalo followed by a virtual post-film discussion with film director Deborah Anderson and two women from the film, SunRose IronShell and Delacina Chief Eagle. Click image to the left for film trailer. Short film synopsis: An ancient, Native, matriarchal society has been upended by centuries of genocide and colonialism. This has resulted in culturally sabotaged and isolated communities that are in a constant struggle to save what remains of their sacred identity. The Lakota women living on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indian Reservations in South Dakota, are rising up against the forces that continue to suppress them. By preserving and protecting their ancestral values and wisdom, they provide a source of hope to their people. My Name Is Pauli Murray
February 20, 2022 - 4:00 pm - In-person screening at Fisk University Jubilee Hall February 20 - 23, 2022 - Virtual screenings Directors: Betsy West and Julie Cohen Register for a virtual screening here. Told largely in Pauli’s own words, My Name is Pauli Murray is a candid recounting of that unique and extraordinary journey. Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat, a full decade before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned separate-but-equal legislation, Pauli Murray was already knee-deep fighting for social justice. A pioneering attorney, activist and dedicated memoirist, Murray shaped landmark litigation—and consciousness— around race and gender equity. As an African American youth raised in the segregated South—who was also wrestling with broader notions of gender identity—Pauli understood, intrinsically, what it was to exist beyond previously accepted categories and cultural norms. Both Pauli’s personal path and tireless advocacy foreshadowed some of the most politically consequential issues of our time. Proper Pronouns
February 27, 2022 - 4:00 pm - In-person screening at Fisk University Jubilee Hall February 6 - 9, 2022 - Virtual screenings Director: Meg Daniels Register for a screening here There are 30 transgender, ordained ministers in the United States; six are in North Carolina. Dawn Flynn, Mykal Shannon, Liam Hooper, and Debra Hopkins are battling narrow-mindedness within the religious community, their families, and North Carolina natives. In order to live their authentic selves, some have thrown their loved ones into personal identity crises. They are bravely preaching from a pulpit despite the danger they face not only as a transgender person living in the South but also as transgender ministers navigating their way through local, state, and national governing bodies who decide what it means to be a human being. Los Hermanos
March 13, 2022 - 4:00 pm - In-person screening at Nashville Jazz Workshop March 13 - 16, 2022 - Virtual screenings Directors: Marcia Jarmel & Ken Schneider Register for a screening here. Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers—violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana, their poignant reunion, and their momentous first performances together, Los Hermanos/The Brothers offers a nuanced, often startling view of estranged nations through the lens of music and family. Featuring an electrifying, genre-bending score, composed by Cuban Aldo López-Gavilán, performed with his American brother, Ilmar, and with guest appearances by maestro Joshua Bell and the Harlem Quartet. |
The Neutral Ground
Friday, April 22 - 7:00 pm - In-person screening at Global Education Center
April 3 - 6, 2022 - Virtual screenings
Director: CJ Hunt Register for virtual screening here
The Neutral Ground documents New Orleans’ fight over monuments and America’s troubled romance with the Lost Cause. In 2015, director CJ Hunt was filming the New Orleans City Council’s vote to remove four confederate monuments. But when that removal is halted by death threats, CJ sets out to understand why a losing army from 1865 still holds so much power in America.
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Lily Topples the World
April 24, 2022 - 4:00 pm - In-person screening at Global Education Center April 24 - 27, 2022 - Virtual screening Director: Jeremy Workman Register for virtual screening here Lily Topples the World follows 20-year-old sensation Lily Hevesh – the world’s most acclaimed domino toppler and the only girl in her field – as she rises as an artist, role model, and young woman. Filmed for over three years across countless cities and featuring appearances by Jimmy Fallon, Katy Perry, Will Smith, YouTuber Casey Neistat, and a steady stream of Gen-Z creators, Lily Topples the World is a coming-of-age story cloaked within a unique portrait of an artist, a story of how passion and artistry can make dreams come true, and an unlikely American tale of a quiet Chinese adoptee who transforms into a global artistic force with over 1 billion YouTube views. |
STAY TUNED FOR SOME FAMILY FUN CONNECTED WITH LILY TOPPLES THE WORLD!
LocationGlobal Education Center
4822 Charlotte Ave. Nashville, TN 37209 Most events will be held at Global Education Center. Street parking is available as well as across the street at Richland Park. We are also on the #10 bus line, with a stop directly in front of our main building and #50 bus, with a stop two blocks away. For any help with transportation or parking, please email info@globaleducationcenter.org for more information. |
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This program is made possible with support from South Arts, an affiliate of the National Endowment of the Arts, in partnership with Metro Nashville Arts Commission, Tennessee Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts.
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