BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Houston Peace & Justice Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Houston Peace & Justice Center
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hpjc.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Houston Peace & Justice Center
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20170312T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20171105T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20180311T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20181104T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20190310T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20191103T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20200308T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20201101T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20210314T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20211107T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20220313T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20221106T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210702T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210806T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20210709T041017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210709T041018Z
UID:10001179-1625212800-1628269200@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Sun Children
DESCRIPTION:This timely social drama from Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi considers the human rights of children. The story follows a clever 12-year-old and his resourceful friends who live on the streets of Tehran. When a criminal hires them to find treasure hidden under the maintenance tunnel of a school for homeless and immigrant youth\, they must get themselves enrolled.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/sun-children/
LOCATION:Houston\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210625T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210730T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20210709T041252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210709T041253Z
UID:10001180-1624608000-1627664400@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Against the Current
DESCRIPTION:Veiga Grétarsdóttir is the first person in the world to attempt to kayak more than 1\,200 miles around Iceland\, counterclockwise and “against the current.” Veiga’s personal journey \nis no less remarkable: she was born as a boy 44 years ago in an Icelandic fishing village. Veigar had a wife and family but decided at the age of 38 to undergo gender reassignment. The inner struggle was a journey as difficult\, if not more so\, than the solo expedition she undertakes. These two stories of conflict and struggle are intertwined as the film documents her 103-day journey around Iceland\, with the magical coastline of the country a backdrop to the story of Veiga’s transition.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/against-the-current/
LOCATION:Houston\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AgainsttheCurrent_poster_4500x6000-scaled-e1625803869945.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201028T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201231T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20201029T165445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201029T165446Z
UID:10001101-1603872000-1609434000@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:MFAH Virtual Films: Nationtime - Gary
DESCRIPTION:In March 1972\, an estimated 10\,000 Black politicians\, activists\, artists\, and performers congregated at the National Black Political Convention in Gary\, Indiana. Attendees included Amiri Baraka\, Dick Gregory\,\nIsaac Hayes\, Rev. Jesse Jackson\, Coretta Scott King\, and Bobby Seale. William Greaves (1926–2014)\, the established documentarian of Black history\, culture and politics\, directed a camera crew and captured it all. Narrated by Sidney Poitier with poetry recited by Harry Belafonte\, the film was thought at the time to be too radical for television broadcast and was drastically edited. Now restored to its original length\, this essential documentary reveals a rousing\, at times contentious\, yet undeniably significant historical event.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/mfah-virtual-films-nationtime-gary/
LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts Houston\, 1001 Bissonnet St\, \, Houston\, 77005
CATEGORIES:Film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nationtime_poster_2000-e1603990472499.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
GEO:29.7256798;-95.3904825
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet St  Houston 77005;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1001 Bissonnet St\,:geo:-95.3904825,29.7256798
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201028T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201031T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20201029T165343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201211T195322Z
UID:10001399-1603872000-1604163600@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:MFAH Virtual Films: Native Son
DESCRIPTION:Richard Wright’s widely praised 1940 novel exposed the injustices of Black urban life. Bigger Thomas\,in prison for murder and sentenced to death\, reflects back on the circumstances that led to his incarceration. This new restoration of the 1951 screen adaptation\, in the film-noir genre\, stars author Richard Wright as Bigger Thomas\, and is being released in its original length for the first time. This new restoration of the 1951 film version is preceded by a special filmed introduction by film historians Eddie Muller (Film Noir Foundation) and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart\, courtesy of Turner Classic Movies.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/mfah-virtual-films-native-son/
LOCATION:The Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston\, 1001 Bissonnet\, Houston\, 77005-1803
CATEGORIES:Film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/poster5-e1603990407820.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
GEO:29.7256798;-95.3904825
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet Houston 77005-1803;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1001 Bissonnet:geo:-95.3904825,29.7256798
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200819T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200830T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20200821T221939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T222054Z
UID:10001084-1597824000-1598806800@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:MFAH Films Virtual Experience: AI WEIWEI: YOURS TRULY
DESCRIPTION:In 2014\, Ai Weiwei\, the renowned Chinese artist and activist\, assisted by curator and filmmaker Cheryl Haines\, transformed the former penitentiaryon Alcatraz Island into an astonishing exhibition of socially engaged art\, focusing on the plight of the unjustly incarcerated. Visitors were invited to send postcards to prisoners in the exhibition. Several of the formerly imprisoned activists\, including Chelsea Manning\, speak about the impact of receiving those messages of hope.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/mfah-films-virtual-experience-ai-weiwei-yours-truly/
LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts Houston\, 1001 Bissonnet St\, \, Houston\, 77005
CATEGORIES:Human Rights & Criminal Justice
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AiWeiWei-YoursTruly_poster-e1598048440676.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
GEO:29.7256798;-95.3904825
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet St  Houston 77005;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1001 Bissonnet St\,:geo:-95.3904825,29.7256798
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200729T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200830T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20200821T222206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T222206Z
UID:10001085-1596009600-1598806800@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:MFAH Films Virtual Experience: Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of women’s suffrage with this compelling documentary chronicling the 1972 presidential campaign of Brooklyn-based Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005)—the first Black woman elected to Congress—who received support from many groups during her ambitious campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/mfah-films-virtual-experience-chisholm-72-unbought-and-unbossed/
LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts Houston\, 1001 Bissonnet St\, \, Houston\, 77005
CATEGORIES:Film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/C72-poster.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
GEO:29.7256798;-95.3904825
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet St  Houston 77005;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1001 Bissonnet St\,:geo:-95.3904825,29.7256798
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200708T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200830T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20200821T222426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T222427Z
UID:10001086-1594195200-1598806800@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:MFAH Films Virtual Experience: John Lewis: Good Trouble
DESCRIPTION:Chronicling Georgia’s U.S. Representative John Lewis’s 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights\, voting rights\,gun control\, health-care reform\, and immigration\, this new documentary explores his Alabama childhood with his family and his fateful meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.\, and also includes interviews with political leaders and Congressional colleagues.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/mfah-films-virtual-experience-john-lewis-good-trouble/
LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts Houston\, 1001 Bissonnet St\, \, Houston\, 77005
CATEGORIES:Film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/poster-scaled-e1598048649899.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
GEO:29.7256798;-95.3904825
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet St  Houston 77005;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1001 Bissonnet St\,:geo:-95.3904825,29.7256798
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200308T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200308T184000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20200206T140318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200206T140318Z
UID:10001038-1583686800-1583692800@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Julia Reichert: 50 Years in Film: Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists
DESCRIPTION:Nominated for Best Documentary Feature\, Seeing Red recounts the experiences of ordinary Americans who joined the Communist Party\, and the high price many of them paid during the Red Scare in the 1950s. Compiled from more than 400 interviews with former and current Party members\, the film delivers an engaging\, funny\, and human portrait of 50 years of activism. Iconic folk singer Pete Seeger and a dozen other members share personal stories that take on a special resonance today. \nWatch an interview with the filmmakers.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/julia-reichert-50-years-in-film-seeing-red-stories-of-american-communists/
LOCATION:Brown Auditorium Theater\, 1001 Bissonnet\, Houston\, 77005
CATEGORIES:Film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Seeing-Red-poster.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200307T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200307T204000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20200206T140359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200206T140359Z
UID:10001039-1583607600-1583613600@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Julia Reichert: 50 Years in Film: Growing Up Female
DESCRIPTION:Controversial upon its release\, the first feature-length film of the modern women’s movement looks at female socialization through a peek into the lives of six women\, ages 4 to 35\, and the forces that shape them: teachers\, counselors\, advertising\, music\, and marriage. The film was widely used by consciousness-raising groups to generate interest and help explain feminism to a skeptical society. Viewers now have a chance to see how much has changed and how much remains the same. \nFollowed by Union Maids (directed by Julia Reichert\, Jim Klein\, and Miles Mogulescu\, USA\, 1976\, 48 min.) The fight to form industrial unions in the first half of the 20th century through is covered in the stories of three women who leave rural farms for job opportunities in Chicago. The women recount their experiences of working 14 hours a day in factories where management had all the power while workers—especially women and minorities—had none. \nDigital preservation and the restored 16mm prints made possible by The Women’s Film Preservation Fund of New York Women in Film & Television.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/julia-reichert-50-years-in-film-growing-up-female/
LOCATION:Brown Auditorium Theater\, 1001 Bissonnet\, Houston\, 77005
CATEGORIES:Film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/172554-growing-up-female-0-230-0-345-crop.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191221T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191221T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20191214T010434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191214T010504Z
UID:10001005-1576936800-1576944000@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Ghosts of Sugar Land
DESCRIPTION:Free Admission \n• A panel discussion follows the screening \nGhosts of Sugar Land examines the radicalization of a young American Muslim. Through interviews with his friends\, the documentary tells the story of “Mark\,” who converted to Islam before college and became radicalized shortly thereafter. A number of years ago\, through Facebook posts\, “Mark” stated that he crossed over from Turkey to the “Islamic State.” His friends from Sugar Land\, Texas—all masked to protect their identities—hypothesize about what may have happened that led their friend to join ISIS. Ghosts of Sugar Land won the Nonfiction Jury Award for Short Film at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. \n• “A personal drama with a geopolitical scope” —New Yorker  \n• “Ghosts of Sugar Land tells an essential story of betrayal and Islamic identity” —Vanity Fair \nAbout the Director\nBassam Tariq is an independent filmmaker and producer born in Karachi\, Pakistan. Tariq co-directed and produced the Sundance-funded documentary These Birds Walk with Omar Mullick and was named in Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film” in 2012. Tariq’s works aim to uncover the diversity of Muslim life and experience. In addition to making films\, he blogs and writes; co-founded a halal butcher shop; and is a TED fellow. Tariq lives in New York City with his wife and son.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/ghosts-of-sugar-land/
LOCATION:The Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston\, 1001 Bissonnet\, Houston\, 77005-1803
CATEGORIES:Film,Foreign & Military Policy
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/GOSL-poster.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
GEO:29.7256798;-95.3904825
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet Houston 77005-1803;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1001 Bissonnet:geo:-95.3904825,29.7256798
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191219T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191219T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20191214T011248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191214T011347Z
UID:10001007-1576764000-1576769400@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
DESCRIPTION:This remarkable documentary chronicles the late 20th century into the 21st\, as experienced by a woman who might be the original news junkie. Marion Stokes (1929–2012) became known as a passionate activist\, articulately espousing her leftist views on local television in Philadelphia. \nRecorder pulls you into her secret life\, revealing that she spent decades obsessively recording TV programs around the clock. From the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis to the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre\, Stokes captured revolutions\, wars\, triumphs\, catastrophes\, bloopers\, talk shows\, and commercials on 70\,000 VHS tapes. A second marriage brought wealth\, but she ultimately became a recluse who saw her life’s work to be protecting the truth by archiving everything on TV. \nTickets can be purchased at https://www.mfah.org/calendar/recorder-the-marion-stokes-project \n“Fascinating\, weird\, and often quite moving.” —IndieWire \n“Intriguing from first minute to last…. Relating this stranger-than-fiction tale with the narrative twists and turns of a well-paced thriller\, Recorder will make news junkies feel a lot better about themselves.” —Hollywood Reporter \n“A pensive\, complicated romantic tragedy.” —Nonfics \n“More than just a portrait of a woman’s complicated relationships and obsessions … Recorder quietly seeds damning observations about the ways media narratives are formed\, and how the shapers of these narratives distort the truth and our worldview.” —Flixist \n• “The Incredible Story of Marion Stokes” —Fast Company \n• Find out more about Marion Stokes and her archive. \n• Read an article about the film in Talkhouse\, written by director Matt Wolf. \n• Read The New York Times review of the film.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/recorder-the-marion-stokes-project/
LOCATION:The Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston\, 1001 Bissonnet\, Houston\, 77005-1803
CATEGORIES:Film,Social
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/poster.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
GEO:29.7256798;-95.3904825
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet Houston 77005-1803;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1001 Bissonnet:geo:-95.3904825,29.7256798
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191214T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191214T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20191214T011153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191214T011153Z
UID:10001006-1576328400-1576342800@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Reason (Vivek)
DESCRIPTION:Presented by director Anand Patwardhan in conjunction with his exhibition Ways of Struggle at the Glassell School of Art.  \nAdmission is free. \nIn this monumental documentary\, veteran Indian filmmaker Anand Patwardhan explores how India’s political climate has moved dramatically away from the nonviolent teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. Organized in chapters that move from the past to the present\, Reason unflinchingly chronicles the rise of right-wing extremism and recent instances of violence\, yet concludes with a message of cautious optimism. The screening includes a 15-minute intermission. \nAbout the Filmmaker\nAnand Patwardhan was born in Bombay in 1950. His passionate\, detailed chronicling of injustices in India has made him known as the filmmaking conscience of his nation. Reason received the award for best feature-length documentary at the 2018 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/reason-vivek/
LOCATION:The Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston\, 1001 Bissonnet\, Houston\, 77005-1803
CATEGORIES:Film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Reason-Poster-Trishul-blood.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
GEO:29.7256798;-95.3904825
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet Houston 77005-1803;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1001 Bissonnet:geo:-95.3904825,29.7256798
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191213T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191213T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20191124T135313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191124T135356Z
UID:10000997-1576261800-1576269000@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Opening Night Screening and Reception for Anand Patwardhan: Ways of Struggle
DESCRIPTION:A new exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston’s Glassell School of Art\, Anand Patwardhan: Ways of Struggle\, surveys four decades of filmmaking by one of today’s most socially committed documentary filmmakers. Since the 1970s\, Patwardhan has been making portraits of Indian movements for social justice. Starting in the 1990s\, Patwardhan began also chronicling the rise of right-wing Hindu nationalism\, whose driving passions have now acquired global relevance\, from Bolsonaro’s Brazil to Trump’s America. Taken together\, Patwardhan’s films make up a passionate plea for peace and social justice. The exhibition opens with a screening of Patwardhan’s film on the Hindu nationalist destruction of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya\, India\, In the Name of God (1992). The screening will take place at the Glassell School’s Favrot Auditorium; the film will be introduced by Patwardhan\, and will be followed afterward by a reception with the filmmaker.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/opening-night-screening-and-reception-for-anand-patwardhan-ways-of-struggle/
LOCATION:Glassell School of Art\, Favrot Auditorium\, 5101 Montrose Blvd.\, Houston\, 77006
CATEGORIES:Film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1.JBC-cops-tyre-e1574603627992.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190816T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190816T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20190801T015345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190801T015442Z
UID:10000669-1565982000-1565987400@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:The Silence of Others (El silencio de otros)
DESCRIPTION:Filmed over six years\, The Silence of Others reveals the epic struggle of victims from Spain’s dictatorship (1939-1975) under General Francisco Franco. A powerful and poetic cautionary tale about fascism\, and the dangers of forgetting the past\, the award-winning documentary offers a cinematic portrait of the first attempt in history to prosecute crimes of Franco whose perpetrators have enjoyed impunity for decades due to a 1977 amnesty law. Executive produced by Pedro Almodóvar\, the film brings to light a painful past that Spain is reluctant to face\, even today\, decades after the dictator’s death. \n“A plea against inaction.” – The New Yorker \n“Exceptionally moving… In a style evocative of the best of Patricio Guzmán… this film is a milestone in recovery of a past that is not over—and\, to invoke Faulkner\, not even past.” – IDA Documentary Magazine \n“A stirring documentary… a very necessary story\, delivered with rigor and conviction.” – The Hollywood Reporter \n“This courageous\, moving\, lithe\, necessary and eye-opening documentary dares to demand the truth.” – Cineuropa \n“Unfolding with all the force of a classic political thriller by Costa-Gavras or Francesco Rosi.” – Screen Daily \nRead an interview with the filmmakers.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/the-silence-of-others-el-silencio-de-otros/2019-08-16/
LOCATION:Brown Auditorium Theater\, 1001 Bissonnet\, Houston\, 77005
CATEGORIES:Film,Human Rights & Criminal Justice
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/WebVersion_SILENCEOFOTHERS-e1564624469225.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190809T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190809T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20190712T020555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190712T020555Z
UID:10000658-1565377200-1565382600@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Film Screening: Babylon
DESCRIPTION:The incendiary Babylon has been finally released in the U.S.\, playing to packed screenings and hailed as a true discovery. Raw and smoldering\, it follows a dancehall DJ (Brinsley Forde\, front man of the British reggae group Aswad) in South London as he pursues his musical ambitions\, battling against the racism and xenophobia of employers\, neighbors\, and police. The blistering soundtrack features Aswad\, Johnny Clarke\, Dennis Bovell\, and more. \nScreening twice: Friday\, August 2 at 7:00 p.m. and Friday\, August 9 at 7:00 p.m.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/film-screening-babylon/2019-08-09/
LOCATION:Brown Auditorium Theater\, 1001 Bissonnet\, Houston\, 77005
CATEGORIES:Film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Babylon-poster-small.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180913T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180913T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T042410
CREATED:20180817T185329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180817T185329Z
UID:10000501-1536865200-1536872400@hpjc.org
SUMMARY:Special Presentation: Run Like the Devil
DESCRIPTION:In Person: Filmmaker Steve Mims \nThe MFAH hosts the Houston stop on the state-wide tour of this new documentary. Run Like the Devil chronicles the energetic and impassioned 2018 race for the U.S. Senate between Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas). Filmmaker Steve Mims takes a nonpartisan look at the candidates and their tireless efforts to communicate with voters across the Lone Star State. Campaign-trail interviews with Cruz and O’Rourke—interwoven with stories from political insiders including Mark McKinnon and Evan Smith—create a vivid\, timely\, and exhausting account of a uniquely Texan campaign. \nAbout the Filmmaker\nThe work of award-winning commercial director and independent filmmaker Steve Mims has screened internationally in festivals\, theatrically\, and on TV. His 2016 Starving the Beast documented the defunding and reform of public universities across America. “Please Re-elect Gerald\,” a 2016 political ad\, won numerous awards\, including a Lone Star Emmy. His 2011 documentary Incendiary: The Willingham Case won the SXSW Louis Black Award\, the Innocence Network Journalism Award\, and the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Media Award. Mims earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Southern Mississippi and his master’s at the University of Texas at Austin.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/special-presentation-run-like-the-devil/
LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts Houston\, 1001 Bissonnet St\, \, Houston\, 77005
CATEGORIES:Video Showing
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hpjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/RLTD-image.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Fine Arts%2C Houston":MAILTO:rgomez@mfah.org
GEO:29.7256798;-95.3904825
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet St  Houston 77005;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1001 Bissonnet St\,:geo:-95.3904825,29.7256798
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR