About Community Cinema

Community Cinema, a free monthly screening series engaging communities through film produced by the Independent Television Service (ITVS), features monthly screenings followed by panel discussions with leading organizations, local communities and special guest speakers. The program is designed to help people learn about and get involved in the social issues raised in the documentaries.

Community Cinema partners in Central Arkansas include UALR Public Radio/KUAR FM 89.1 and William F. Laman Public Library. Community Cinema partners in Northwest Arkansas include Fayetteville Public Library and KUAF 91.3 FM.

The Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) is Arkansas's statewide public television network that enhances lives by providing lifelong learning opportunities for people from all walks of life. AETN delivers local, award-winning productions and classic, trusted PBS programs aimed at sharing Arkansas and the world with viewers. AETN depends on the generosity of Arkansans and the State of Arkansas to continue offering quality programming. AETN is broadcast on KETS (Little Rock), KEMV (Mountain View), KETG (Arkadelphia), KAFT (Fayetteville), KTEJ (Jonesboro), and KETZ (El Dorado).

Locations

Screenings

November 2012

"Solar Mamas" by Mona Eldaief and Jehane Noujaim - Rafea - a 30-year-old Jordanian mother of four - is traveling outside of her village for the first time to attend a solar engineering program at India's Barefoot College.  She will join poor women like her from Guatemala, Kenya, Burkina Faso, and Colombia to learn concrete skills to change their communities.  Learn more »

• William F. Laman Public Library on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:30 pm
• Fayetteville Public Library on Sunday, October 28, 2012 2:00 pm

January 2013

"Soul Food Junkies" by Byron Hurt - Soul food lies at the heart of African American cultural identity.  The black community's love affair with soul food is deep-rooted, complex, and in some cases, deadly.  "Soul Food Junkies" puts this culinary tradition under the microscope to examine both its significance and its consequences.   Learn more »

• William F. Laman Public Library on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 6:30 pm
• Fayetteville Public Library on Sunday, January 13, 2013 2:00 pm

February 2013

"The Powerbroker" by Bonnie Boswell - Whitney M. Young, Jr. was one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders of the civil rights era.  As executive director of the National Urban League, he took the struggle for equality directly to the powerful white elite, gaining allies in business and government, including three presidents.  Learn more »

• William F. Laman Public Library on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 6:30 pm
• Fayetteville Public Library on Sunday, February 17, 2013 2:00 pm

March 2013

"Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines" by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan - Trace the fascinating evolution and legacy of the original comic book Amazon, Wonder Woman.  From her creation in the 1940s to the superhero blockbusters of today pop-culture's representations of powerful women often reflect society's anxieties about women's liberation.  Learn more »

• William F. Laman Public Library on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 6:30 pm
• Fayetteville Public Library on Sunday, March 17, 2013 2:00 pm

April 2013

"The Island President" by Jon Shenk, Bonni Cohen, and Richard Berge - Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed is confronting a problem greater than any world leader has ever faced - the literal survival of his country and everyone in it.  His is the most low--lying country in the world, and a minor rise in sea level wold literally erase it from the map.  Learn more »

• William F. Laman Public Library on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 6:30 pm
• Fayetteville Public Library on Sunday, April 21, 2013 2:00 pm

May 2013

"The Revolutionary Optimists" by Nicole Newnham and Maren Grainger-Monsen - Amian Ganguly teaches the children of Kolkata's slums to become leaders in improving their own community's health and sanitation.  Using street theater, dance and data as their weapons, the children have cut malaria and diarrhea rates in half, increased polio vaccination rates, and turned garbage dumps into playing fields. Learn more »

• William F. Laman Public Library on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 6:30 pm
• Fayetteville Public Library on Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:00 pm

June 2013

"Love Free or Die" by Macky Alston - "Love Free or Die" is about a man whose two defining passions the world cannot reconcile:  his love for God and for his partner Mark.  The film is about church and state, love and marriage, faith and identity - and openly gay Bishop Eugene Robinson's struggle to dispel the notion that God's love has limits. Learn more »

• William F. Laman Public Library on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 6:30 pm
• Fayetteville Public Library on Monday, June 17, 2013 6:30 pm