{"id":58876,"date":"2014-02-18T19:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T01:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=58876"},"modified":"2014-02-19T09:03:20","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T15:03:20","slug":"sundance-institute-returns-with-film-forward-advancing-cultural-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2014\/02\/sundance-institute-returns-with-film-forward-advancing-cultural-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Sundance Institute returns with Film Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Click HERE\u00a0<\/span><\/a>to expand the festival schedule.<\/p>\n

Delta State University will present \u201cFilm Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue,\u201d a partnership between Sundance Institute and four U.S. federal cultural agencies. The event will feature free screenings of eight films with moderated discussions, panels and artist roundtables. The program comes to the state through the Mississippi Film Office and Crossroads Film Society. Following stops in the Magnolia State, the program extends to other states and international locations.<\/p>\n

Screenings on campus will start Feb. 20 with the film \u201cThe Rocket,\u201d which will be presented in Holcombe-Norwood Room 151 at 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

For a full schedule of events, visit www.sundance.org\/filmforward<\/a>, or for more information, contact Michelle Johansen at mjohansen@deltastate.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Feb. 23-24, filmmakers Marta Cunningham (\u201cValentine Road\u201d) and Nisha Pahuja (\u201cThe World before Her\u201d) will be in attendance for Q and A sessions. On Feb. 23 at 1 p.m., \u201cValentine Road\u201d will be showing in the Bologna Performing Arts Recital Hall, followed at 4 p.m. by \u201cThe World Before Her.\u201d The following day at 10 a.m., \u201cThe World Before Her\u201d will be played again.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was compelled to make \u2018Valentine Road\u2019 and use this film as an educational tool for schools to start dialogue around compassion,\u201d said Cunningham. \u201cThrough Film Forward, I am excited to meet audiences in Mississippi to talk about the themes, challenges and issues that unite us all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Common themes explored in the films include communities in conflict, overcoming adversity and the transformative power of art. In each location, Film Forward seeks audiences that have limited access to independent film. In Mississippi, the program will explore the regional tradition of storytelling, blues music, literature and filmmaking, and delve into the topic of tolerance.<\/p>\n

Also on Feb. 24 at 12:30 p.m., a panel discussion will be held on \u201cThe Power of Storytelling,\u201d looking at how stories are used, from music to film, to expose issues and themes to a greater community. Panelists will include Cunningham, Pahuja, Alison Fast and Chandler Griffin from Barefoot Workshops, associate producer Thabi Moyo and Chasidy Buckley, a Delta State graduate and one of the subjects of \u201cProm Night in Mississippi.\u201d Each will speak about his or her experiences and motivations.<\/p>\n

Film Forward uses the power of cinema to promote broader cultural understanding, inspire curiosity and enhance awareness of shared stories and values across generations, religion, ethnicity and borders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe films in the Film Forward series are stories that absolutely had to be told \u2014 not that needed or wanted to be told, but that someone had to tell,\u201d said Ward Emling, director of the Mississippi Film Office. \u201cWe all have stories \u2014 this series teaches us about passion and about vision, about acting on a belief and about the power of film.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of these films come from a very driving place and will have impact. Each of these films has the power to change us as a people and in our singular lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

A screening of \u201cDancing in Jaffa\u201d is also scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on March 6 at the Delta Arts Alliance in downtown Cleveland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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