University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Division of Student Affairs
Presents a Series of FREE Movies and Dialogue
Thursday Nights – 7:00 p.m.
LARTS Bldg., Room 117
Spring 2013
The Counseling Center; Peer Health Educators; the Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality; Active Minds; Compeer, and the Frederick Douglass Unity House have teamed up to offer a Thursday night Movie and Dialogue series. This series will feature popular films and documentaries chosen to raise awareness of mental health issues, social justice, and cultural issues and trends. Each week, the movie will start at 7:00 p.m. in the (Liberal Arts Building) LARTS, Room 117, and be followed by a dialogue about the film and topic. Each will be facilitated by a staff member or a student group. Each event is FREE for all UMass Dartmouth students, faculty and staff!!
|
Date |
Movie |
Description |
Facilitator |
|
1/31/13 |
Temple Grandin |
Autobiography of women with Aspergers |
Christine Frizzell |
|
2/7/13 |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
A wild look at a mental health inpatient unit |
Sarah Conklin |
|
2/14/13 |
Groundhog Day |
A romantic comedy about how we all repeat dysfunctional patterns |
Active Minds |
|
2/21/13 |
I Am Sam |
A father with cognitive disabilities |
Christine Frizzell |
|
2/28/13 |
Killing Us Softly |
Jean Kilburn's look at how advertising shapes perceptions of females bodies |
Peer Health Educators |
|
3/7/13 |
Crash |
The prejudices we don't know we have |
Keith Wilder |
|
3/14/13 |
Girl Interrupted |
Another inpatient story |
Christine Frizzell |
|
3/28/13 |
Miss Representation |
How the media's misrepresentation of women has led to women's under-representation in positions of power |
Juli Parker |
|
4/4/13 |
Arranged |
Two women face arranged marriages |
Keith Wilder |
|
4/11/13 |
No Such Thing |
A modern fairy tale in which a creature grows from narcissism into the ability to connect to others |
David Perry |
|
4/18/13 |
The Soloist |
Friendship between a reporter and a mentally ill musician |
Christopher Frazer |
|
4/25/13 |
The Prince of Tides |
A story of bipolar disorder |
Christine Frizzell |
For more information or any questions, please contact Dr. Christine Frizzell, Director of Counseling at cfrizzell@umassd.edu
or tel. 508-999-8649.
