April 26 - May 1 — Help determine the Eric Parker Social Justice Award!
The Eric Parker Social Justice Award honors a film that confronts the audience with urgent social problems and provokes innovative solutions. After each screening of the two finalists, Provocate will hold discussions with audience members & local experts. The discussions — your ideas — will determine the winner of the award.
When: “The Greatest Silence”:
• Sunday April 27, noon
• Tuesday April 29, 5:45 PM (filmmaker Lisa Jackson will be present for this post-film discussion)
• Thursday May 1, 1:00 PM
“Beyond Belief”
• Saturday April 26, noon
• Monday April 28, 5:45 PM
• Wednesday April 30, 1:00 PM
Where: Keystone Art Cinema, 8702 Keystone Crossing Indianapolis, IN 46240
From four nominees, Provocate has selected two finalists: The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo, an examination of the use of sexual violence as a weapon in the world’s deadliest civil war; and Beyond Belief, a documentary following two “9/11 widows” who dedicate themselves to helping widows of the conflict in Afghanistan. After screenings of these films, audience members will have an opportunity to participate in special events exploring more thoroughly the cultures and countries, the filmmaking process, and groups that are addressing the problems documented by the films. Rather than focusing only on a movie’s technical merits or emotional impact, the Eric Parker Social Justice Award recognizes film’s power to provoke change. This makes it unique among film festival awards.
