Autumn Screening 2009
Everything Is Illuminated
Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of the bestseller Everything Is Illuminated and winner of numerous awards.
"Everything is Illuminated" tells the story of a young man's quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather in the small Ukrainian town, Trachimbrod.
What starts out as a journey to piece together one family's story under the most absurd circumstances turns into a surprisingly meaningful journey with a powerful series of revelations -- the importance of remembrance, the perilous nature of secrets, the legacy of the Holocaust, the meaning of friendship and, most importantly, love.
- Director: Liev Schreiber
- Starring: Elijah Wood
- Running Tme: 106 Mins
Taking Liberties
TAKING LIBERTIES was a surprise box office hit in 2007 and hailed by the Daily Mirror as ‘One of the most important films of the year’. Chris Atkins’ unflinching documentary examines how Tony Blair’s New Labour has systematically eroded our basic liberties and its themes resonated with British audiences. Shocking, determinedly truthful and scathingly funny, TAKING LIBERTIES combines real stories of liberty loss with cheeky stunts and comment from Mark Thomas, Boris Johnson and Tony Benn as well as other leading politicians, celebrities, human rights organisations, academics and more.
Right to Protest, Right to Freedom of Speech. Right to Privacy. Right not to be detained without charge, Innocent Until Proven Guilty. Prohibition from Torture. TAKING LIBERTIES will reveal how these six central pillars of liberty have been systematically destroyed by New Labour, and the freedoms of the British people stolen from under their noses amidst a climate of fear created by the media and government itself.
- Director: Chris Atkins
- Running Time: 101 Mins
- Certificate: 12