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Library Film Series - Spring Semester 2013
FREE and open to the public.
All films begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library North Conference Room, W449
FREE parking is available in stadium lot 62E on Red Cedar Road after 6:00pm. The Main Library is wheelchair accessible via the south entrance. Persons with disabilities may request accommodations by calling Birdie Beckwith at 517.884.6454 one week before an event. Requests received after that time will be met when possible.
Wednesday, January 9
Billy Elliot (2001)
Presented by John Beck, School of Human Resources and Labor Relations
In coordination with the Wharton Center for Performing Arts presentation of Billy Elliot, the Musical
A shy 11-year-old's passion for ballet angers and upsets his working-class family, who are struggling to survive in an industrial Britain hit hard by the 1980s miners' strike.
Two tickets will be given away to the Wharton Center musical!
Thursday, January 17
The Loving Story (2011)
Presented by Catherine Grosso, MSU College of Law
Documentary film screening and discussion. Part of 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration "The Road to Social Justice Begins with One Step"
"...the dramatic story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in Virginia in the 1950s, and their landmark Supreme Court Case, Loving v. Virginia, that changed history."
Thursday, February 28
Wham! Bam! Islam! (2011)
Presented by Salah D. Hassan, MSU Muslim Studies Program/Department of English
Co-sponsored by MSU Muslim Studies Program, MSU Comics Forum, and Michigan Humanities Council
Part of Muslim Journeys Bookshelf
Wham! Bam! Islam! tells the story of Naif Al-Mutawa and his venture to create the first team of superheroes from the Muslim world called THE 99. Following the tumultuous journey of THE 99 from concept to reality, from acclaim to censure, from the edge of bankruptcy to a multi-million dollar animation series, Al-Mutawa dodges cultural minefields and confronts the harsh realities of the global marketplace in pursuit of his vision to bring new heroes to children around the world.
Thursday, April 4
Catch Me if You Can (2002)
Presented by Thomas Holt, School of Criminal Justice
In coordination with the Wharton Center for Performing Arts presentation of Catch Me if You Can
Based on the autobiography of a brilliant young master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his trail, Frank W. Abagnale, Jr. passed himself off as a pilot, a lawyer, and a doctor all before his 21st birthday.
Two tickets will be given away to the Wharton Center musical!