Should American companies do the right thing because it’s the right thing or because it’s the profitable thing? Does it make a difference to how the world sees the US? (more…)
Former U.S. Congressman, co-chair of the 9/11 Commission and Iraq Study Group, and member of the War Powers Commission…. Lee Hamilton = The Statesman’s Statesman (more…)
To what degree to American journalists report the news, and to what degree do they project the US to the rest of the world. A group of DePauw alumni is answering this question every day.
Four perspectives on American global power: (1) America is rapidly declining to irrelevancy (thank goodness); (2) America is facing the rise of new wannabe empires, so has to accommodate them in cooperative institutions; (3) reports of America’s decline have been rampant since before the US rose, and are still premature (thank goodness); (4) like it or not, for good or for ill the US will be Top Dog for a long time, but that shouldn’t distract us from figuring out how we here can help solve global problems. Guess which is Provocate’s preferred position? (more…)
Butler is bringing Joan Scott to Indianapolis for a talk about the politics of Muslim veiling in France. If we are fortunate, it may be open to the public. (more…)
Čiki is a Bosnian soldier who saves himself by diving into a trench in no man’s land. Nino, a Serbian soldier, sneaks into the trench and finds Čiki . Though both men are armed and dangerous, they find themselves trapped in very odd situation with neither able to leave without getting shot by the other side. 2001 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film. (more…)
A clerk in Paris hears her horoscope on the way to work: today she’ll meet her true love, but she must be patient. Before the day ends under a full moon, twenty lives intersect time and again in unpredictable, connected ways. (more…)
Paris, the City of Love. 18 filmmakers, 18 short films that show the various atmospheres and lifestyles that prevail in the neighborhoods of Paris. Directors include: Gus Van Sant, Joel & Ethan Coen, Alexander Payne, Gérard Depardieu, Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, and Wes Craven.
When: Tuesday November 25, 7:00 PM
Where: Arthur M. Glick Jewish Community Center, Laikin Auditorium 6701 Hoover Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46260
Part of the “European Grab-Bag” film series Sponsored by the JCC & Indiana Film Society. Free & open to the public.
The glory days of the Yiddish Vaudeville stage and beyond are brought to life in this documentary chronicling the bittersweet saga of a legendary theatrical family: the Bursteins. (more…)
Selma (Björk), is a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness. She works to pay for an operation that will cure her son of the same disease and loses herself in fantasies that her life is a musical. (more…)
NUVO gives Provocate 2007 Cultural Vision Award
Provocate featured in Indianapolis Monthly
"Award combines film, activism: Festival to recognize social justice of Sept. 11, Congo in discussions,"
Indiana Lawyer April 16, 2008 ... on Provocate's Eric Parker Social Justice Award at the Indianapolis International Film Festival
