November 16-19
Cinefest Multicultural Film Festival
Civil Rights, Spoken Word & Hip-Hop:  From Old School to New School
Presented by WUD Film Committee and The Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI)

 

Movies can be life-changing. When done well, they challenge our values, give a forum to the voiceless, allow us to experience other cultures, reveal our common humanity and create hope.

 

This year, the four-day extravaganza of documentary and politically charged filmmaking will be held Nov. 16-19. It will include an expanded offering of multicultural films from diverse communities from across the United States and the globe. The theme of this year's festival is Civil Rights, Spoken Word and Hip Hop: From Old School to New School. Cinefest events will be held at the Memorial Union's Play Circle and the Orpheum Theaters Stage Door. All events are free.

 

Different topics will be covered each day. On Thursday, Nov. 16, a short film series, Hip Hop Goes Global and A Tribute to Cuba will be presented. On Friday, Nov. 17, the issue is The Prison-Industrial Complex.?The films for Saturday, Nov. 18, will explore From Civil Rights to Hip Hop: Same Struggle, New Leaders. On Sunday, Nov. 19, all the films presented will be shown again.

 

The Complete Cinefest 2006 schedule is available here.