This acclaimed feature film stars the late Raul Julia as Chico Mendes, the nonviolent activist, union leader and political candidate who awakened the world to the plight of Amazonian peasants and the rainforest. Staring Sonia Braja, Nigel Havers and Edward James Olmos. Winner of 3 Golden Globes. Filmed by award winning director John Frankenheimer. FREE.
Sponsored by: Rural Sociology Department & Latin American Studies
Program
Willard Straight Theater
Introduction and discussion with Dr. Max Pfeffer, Department of Rural Sociology.
Seven years of painstaking filming produced this intimate tale of family life among the mountain gorillas of Zaire. Depicting the Rwandan refugee crisis, the story focuses on how political instability has affected the gorillas domain in this spectacular mountain region. A wondrous film for the whole family. Director/Camera by Bruce Davidson. Produced by Survival Anglia. 1997 Winner Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, Best Animal Portrait; 1996 Winner of Wildscreen, Best Animal Portrait. FREE.
Sponsored by: The Wildlife Society
Goldwin Smith Auditorium D
Discussion to follow screening.
