INAUGURAL “DOC MONTH” AT MoMA PRESENTS EARLY ACADEMY AWARD- WINNING AND -NOMINATED FILMS, CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENTARIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AND THE 2007 OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS

Documentary Fortnight, 2008 to Focus on Environmental Documentaries

DOC MONTH February 2–March 3, 2008 The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters

NEW YORK, January 2, 2008—The Museum of Modern Art presents Doc Month, a new initiative that showcases the best of classic and contemporary nonfiction films each February. This inaugural edition comprises 11 short and feature-length World War II films from the archive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Oscar’s Docs, 1941–1945: Bravery and Bias (February 2 through 10); the Museum’s annual Documentary Fortnight (February 13 through March 3), which includes a cross-section of provocative and challenging contemporary work from around the world; and the 2007 Academy Award nominees in the category of Best Short Documentary (February 17). Doc Month is presented February 2 through March 3, 2008, in The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters.

Oscar’s Docs, 1941–1945: Bravery and Bias February 2–10, 2008

The films in Oscar’s Docs: 1941–1945, Bravery and Bias reflect an intriguing period of Allied filmmaking, when directors, writers, and technicians such as John Ford, Frank Capra, Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), and Gregg Toland, as enlisted servicemen, produced documentary shorts and features that proved how propaganda films can be among the most powerful weapons in any nation’s arsenal. This selection of films, the first of what will be an annual survey of documentaries from the Academy Film Archive, displays incredible feats of battlefield courage and ingenuity by soldiers and filmmakers alike. Among the titles is Churchill’s Island (1941), Stuart Legg’s riposte to Leni Riefenstahl’s propaganda films, which won the first Academy Award for a documentary film on February 26, 1942. A majority of the documentaries that won or were nominated for that award through the war years used cinema to inform, inspire, and indoctrinate a public thrust into unprecedented global conflict. Nicholas Napoli’s Moscow Strikes Back (1942), photographed by 15 courageous cinematographers and narrated by Edward G. Robinson, gives a visceral account of the Soviet struggle against the Nazi invasion. Roy Boulting’s account of General Montgomery’s victory over the Germans under Erwin Rommel in Desert Victory (1943), gave the British public—and the army—a much-needed boost, while Don Siegel’s Hitler Lives? (1945), based on an anti-German film written by Theodor Geisel, was controversial for its assertion that Germans are essentially untrustworthy and must be constantly monitored lest fascism rise again from their ranks. Oscar’s Docs: 1941–1945, Bravery and Bias is organized by Rajendra Roy, The Celeste Bartos Chief Curator, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art, and Ed Carter, Documentary Curator, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Documentary Fortnight, 2008 February 13–March 3, 2008

Documentary Fortnight, 2008, this year’s edition of MoMA’s annual showcase of contemporary nonfiction film and video, offers over 30 selections, with a focus on documentaries about the environment. In addition to Davis Guggenheim’s Academy Award-winning An Inconvenient Truth (2006), the diverse selection covers such ecological issues as the impact of an Austin housing development on that area’s water resources in Laura Dunn’s The Unforeseen (2007); the world premiere of Catherine Pancake’s film Black Diamonds (2006), which examines vast mountaintop coal removal in Appalachia; and Garbage Warrior (2006), director Oliver Hodge’s portrait of maverick architect Michael Reynolds and his crew of renegade house builders from New Mexico, who utilize beer cans, old tires, and other detritus to create “biotecture” in devastated areas around the world. Heidrun Holzfeind’s experimental work Exposed (2005) reveals the private recordings of dancer Katherine Gothraime’s chemical sensitivity to environmental toxins. Two new films will have their world premieres on February 13 as part of Documentary Fortnight, 2008. Manny Kirchheimer, whose Stations of the Elevated (1980) is a seminal film chronicle of graffiti art in 1970s New York, presents the world premiere of his new work SprayMasters (2007), in which four former New York graffiti artists featured in the 1980 film reflect on their teenage years as renegades sneaking into rail yards, decorating subway cars, and eluding arrest. To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore (2007), directed by Jeff Sumerel, is an account of Theodore Gottlieb, a cult stage personality and performer who became known as Brother Theodore for his outrageous comic/outsider performances in Los Angeles and New York City from the 1940s to the 1960s. The screening is followed by a discussion with Eric Bogosian, who was influenced by Theodore’s one-man off-Broadway show, comedian and talk-show host Dick Cavett, director Sumerel, Tom Schiller, Lorca Morello, and other Brother Theodore devotees. The exhibition also features stories about women who are sparking societal changes in Afghanistan (Eva Mulvad and Anja Al-Erhayem’s Enemies of Happiness [2006]) and Pakistan (Mohammed Naqui’s Shame [2007]). A special tribute salutes Joan Churchill, a West Coast filmmaker and cinematographer whose work over the past 30 years reveals a history of the documentary from the 1970s to the present. On February 23, Churchill will be present to introduce and discuss her 2003 documentary (co-directed with Nick Broomfield) Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer, the story of a Florida prostitute who was executed in 2002 for killing seven men and who was the inspiration for Patty Jenkins’s 2003 film Monster, which garnered a Best Actress Oscar for Charlize Theron. Many of the directors whose works are presented as part of Documentary Fortnight, 2008 will appear in person to introduce their screenings, give first-hand reports of their experiences, and discuss the challenges of making documentaries. Documentary Fortnight, 2008 is organized by Sally Berger, Assistant Curator, and William Sloan, Consultant, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art.

Eightieth Academy-Nominated Documentary Shorts February 17, 2008 at 5 p.m.

MoMA presents its annual screening of the Academy Award nominees in the category of Best Documentary Short. Details of individual titles will be available at www.moma.org when the Academy Award nominees are announced on January 22. Eightieth Academy-Nominated Documentary Shorts, is organized by Laurence Kardish, Senior Curator, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art.

The Museum acknowledges its copresenting partners: Asian CineVision, Cinema Tropical, Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF), Planet in Focus International Environmental Film and Video Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and Women Make Movies.

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DOC MONTH

SCREENING SCHEDULE

Saturday, February 2

4:00 Churchill’s Island. 1941. Canada. Produced, directed and edited by Stuart Legg. Narrated by Lorne Greene. Repurposed Nazi footage and heroic images of British forces serve as a “return-fire” response to the Germans’ successful use of Leni Riefenstahl’s propaganda films of the era. Winner of the first Documentary Academy Award. Preserved by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) from a nitrate print loaned by Library and Archives Canada. 22 min.

Prelude to War. 1942. USA. Directed by Lt. Colonel Frank Capra. Narrated by Walter Huston, Captain Anthony Veiler. The first in the landmark series Why We Fight, Frank Capra’s production was an attempt by US military brass to use Hollywood techniques of music and film editing to indoctrinate recruits, as well as a public reluctant to move into the global arena. Much of the initial research for the film was done by the Department of Film at MoMA. New print made by National Archives and Records Administration. 53 min.

8:00 Moscow Strikes Back. 1942. USSR. Produced by Nicholas Napoli. Narrated by Edward G. Robinson. Photographed by fifteen courageous cinematographers, a visceral tracing of the Soviet struggle against the Nazi invasion; winter warfare at its most bone-chilling, conducted by a collective force of civilians, partisans and soldiers. Pre-Cold War propaganda extolled the character of the Russian people, described a common Russian-American value system and cemented the US-Soviet alliance. New print made by National Archives and Records Administration. 55 min.

Sunday, February 3

2:00 Moscow Strikes Back. See Saturday, February 2, 8:00.

3:30 Churchill’s Island. Prelude to War. See Saturday, February 2, 4:00.

Monday, February 4

5:00 SHORT SUBJECTS December 7th. 1943. USA. Directed by Lt. Commander John Ford and Lt. Gregg Toland. Narrated by Dana Andrews, and Irving Pichel. Winner of the Documentary Short Subject Oscar in 1943, top Hollywood professionals Ford and cinematographer Toland used stage sets, narrative voice-over and miniatures merged with actual newsreel footage from Pearl Harbor to create this influential film. New print made by National Archives and Records Administration. 20 min.

The Battle of Midway. 1942. USA. Directed by Lt. Commander John Ford. Narrated by Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, Donald Crisp, and Irving Pichel. Ford’s signature embrace of the unassuming individual thrust onto a grand stage is embodied here not only through his focus on the heroics of the Sailors and Marines from small-town USA at Midway, but also through his own leap into the line of fire as cameraman. The result is both mesmerizing and motivational. Preserved by AMPAS from their nitrate print. 18 min.

Kodoka Front Line! 1942. Australia. Produced by Ken G. Hall. Photography by Damien Parer. Narrated by Peter Bathurst. The Australian newsreel-based drama found its narrative tension as much in the struggle against the Japanese invaders as in the battle to survive the tropical South Pacific jungles. New print made by ScreenSound Australia. 10 min.

With the Marines at Tarawa. 1944. USA. Directed by Captain Louis Hayward. Narrated by Pfc. William Lundigan. The human toll of war was an inescapable reality as the U.S. forces fought for each island on the way to the Japanese mainland. Providing a window onto the combat zone became an essential function for documentaries at the later stages of the war, and served as a testament to the valor of fighting-forces for a war-weary public. Preserved by AMPAS, in cooperation with National Archives and Records Administration 19 min. Program 67 min.

Wednesday, February 6

6:00 Desert Victory. 1943. Great Britain. Directed by Roy Boulting. Commentary by J.L. Hodson. Strategically produced to highlight a sorely needed British military victory over the Nazis (The Battle of El Alamein), Desert Victory also represents a critical accomplishment for the British Ministry of Information. Not only had the Nazi army proven more capable, their use of documentary film as a weapon of war was incredibly effective. Approved use of battlefield photography by the British, as seen here, helped to balance the propaganda equation. New print made by Imperial War Museum. 62 min.

Thursday, February 7

8:30 The Fighting Lady. 1944. USA. Produced by Louis de Rochemont. Narrated by Lt. Robert Taylor. A wartime, ripped-from-the-headlines account of life aboard an (intentionally unnamed) aircraft carrier, this Documentary Feature Oscar-winner precedes contemporary journalism-based entertainment in both era and innovation. Aircraft-mounted cameras, life-below-deck portraits, and frenetic battle sequences combine to create a narrative something beyond the standard informational films of the time. Preserved by AMPAS, from their nitrate print. 62 min.

Friday, February 8

8:30 Hitler Lives? 1945. USA. Directed by Don Siegel. Based on Your Job in Germany, written by Theodor Geisel. Narrated by Knox Manning. Controversial for its assertion that Germans are essentially untrustworthy and must be constantly monitored lest fascism rise again from their ranks, the film was first intended to serve as a training tool for occupying troops. The initial version of the film was penned by the future Dr. Seuss (Geisel). New print from Warner Bros. 10 min.

The True Glory. 1945. U.K./USA. Directed by Captain Garson Kanin and Carol Reed. Narrated by Robert Harris. Introduction by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The great Carol Reed (The Third Man), and his co-director (author and stage director) Garson Kanin were chosen by a British and American committee to create a bi-national portrait of the liberation of Europe. The resulting work, which involved contributions from a team of writers, amongst them a young Peter Ustinov, won the Academy Award, and highlighted the remarkable success of the Allied forces on the battlefield. New print made by National Archives and Records Administration. 87 min.

Saturday, February 9

6:00 SHORT SUBJECTS December 7th. The Battle of Midway. Kodoka Front Line With the Marines at Tarawa. See Monday, February 4, 5:00.

7:30 Desert Victory. See Wednesday, February 6, 6:00.

Sunday, February 10

2:00 The Fighting Lady. See Thursday, February 7, 8:30.

3:30 Hitler Lives? The True Glory. See Friday, February 8, 8:30.

Wednesday, February 13

6:00 SprayMasters. 2007. USA. Directed by Manfred Kirchheimer. Four former NYC graffiti artists reflect on their teenage years as renegades sneaking into rail yards, decorating subway cars, and eluding arrest. They talk of the diverse styles of graffiti, its global reach, and its influence on advertising and fashion. This beautifully shot film includes never-before-seen footage filmed by Kirchheimer at the time he made his underground classic Stations of the Elevated (1980). 85 min. World premiere. Followed by discussion with Kirchheimer.

8:15 To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore. 2007. USA. Directed by Jeff Sumerel. Theodore Gottlieb, who became known as Brother Theodore for his outrageous comic/outsider performances, achieved cult status first in Los Angeles in the 1940s and later with the Beat Generation in New York City in the late 1950s. His one-man off- Broadway show influenced artists such as Woody Allen and Eric Bogosian. 70 min. World premiere. Followed by discussion with Sumerel, Dick Cavett, Tom Schiller, Eric Bogosian, Lorca Morello and other Brother Theodore devotees.

Thursday, February 14

6:00 Oddech Wielkiego Lasu (The Nature of Rebirth). 2007. Finland. Directed by Johanna Lampi. A mystical meditation on the birth/death cycle in nature. Presented in collaboration with Planet in Focus. In Polish, Finnish; English subtitles. 14 min.

Black Diamonds. 2006. USA. Directed by Catherine Pancake. Mountaintop removal is an inexpensive method of coal mining in Appalachia that severely scars the landscape and pollutes the rivers and air. The film explores how America's need for cheap fuel comes into conflict with environmental preservation. 72 min. World premiere. Followed by discussion with Pancake.

8:00 Garbage Warrior. 2006. Great Britain. Directed by Oliver Hodge. Michael Reynolds is a maverick architect with a crew of renegade house builders who practice “biotecture” by using beer cans, car tires, and other detritus to build experimental living structures, particularly in areas devastated by hurricanes and tsunamis. The story covers over three years of their fight to introduce radical new ways of living in the U.S., India, and Mexico. 85 min.

Friday, February 15

6:00 Exposed. 2005. USA. Directed by Heidrun Holzfeind. This first-person look at multiple chemical sensitivities—a chronic condition caused by exposure to toxic chemicals in building materials, cleaning agents, food additives, and other consumer products—argues for rigorous testing of new substances. 39 min.

Teeth. 2007. USA. Directed by Alice Arnold. Exploring the psychological, cosmetic, financial, and class aspects of dental work, this film offers an in-depth analysis of the significance of teeth. 30 min. Please avoid wearing perfume products for these screenings. Followed by discussion with Katherine Gothraime of Exposed.

8:00 Hors les murs (Out of Bounds). 2005. France. Directed by Alexandre Leborgne, Pierre Barougier. Long-term inmates manage an almost self-sufficient, utopian prison farm on the island of Iwahig in the Philippines. In Tagalog, French; English subtitles. 82 min. U.S. premiere.

Saturday, February 16

2:00 Doctor. 2006. Taiwan. Directed by Mong-Hong Chung. In 1996, Felix, a Taiwanese-American boy, posts a puzzling notice on the door of his bedroom. Three hours later he commits suicide. Devastated, his father, Dr. Wen, leaves Iowa, his home of twenty years, and moves to Miami, where he meets a young cancer patient who brings a new perspective to his life. Presented in collaboration with Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF) where it won the Audience Choice Award. In English, Mandarin, Spanish; English subtitles. 92 min.

4:00 Serambi. 2005. Indonesia. Directed by Garin Nugroho, Tonny Trimarsanto, Viva Westi, and Lianto Luseno. On December 26, 2004, death came on the back of a killer tsunami that swallowed up nearly everything in its path, including the lives of almost 100,000 people. Tens of thousands of people were left with nothing but the pain of their losses. In Aceh, two months after the tsunami, the scope of the disaster remained evident. This docu-feature follows the spiritual journey of the Acehnese people through separate spiritual pilgrimages. Presented in collaboration with Asian CineVision. In Indonesian; English subtitles. 75 min.

7:00 The Unforeseen. 2007. USA. Directed by Laura Dunn. This thorough, poetically evocative film examines the destruction of the natural world and the conflicting American Dream of home ownership, focusing on a large real estate development plan in Austin, Texas, that adversely impacts the environment. 93 min. Presented in collaboration with Planet in Focus. Introduced by Dunn.

8:00 Match Made. 2006. Singapore. Directed by Mirabelle Ang. Giving an insider’s view of the process by which wealthy men from Southeast Asia buy virgin brides through a Vietnamese agency, this documentary begins with the initial interview process and continues through a marriage and its aftermath. 48 min. New York Premiere.

Oh Saigon. 2006. USA. Directed by Doan Hoang. The director’s family was on the last helicopter out of Saigon in 1975. A young girl at the time, she learns later of personal tragedies caused by the Vietnam conflict. In English, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese; English subtitles. 57 min.

Sunday, February 17

2:00 Aus der Zeit (Out of Time). 2006. Austria. Directed by Harald Friedl. In Vienna, small, old-fashioned shops are rapidly disappearing. This quaint, beautifully photographed film warmly portrays some that remain—a button shop, a drug store, a butcher, and a leather repair shop—punctuated by stories and gestures marked by the disruptions of history, social violence, and personal disappointment. In German; English subtitles. 80 min.

4:00 Miss Universe 1929. 2006. Hungary. Directed by Peter Forgacs. This is the turbulent love story of a Jewish Austrian beauty queen who led a glamorous life in 1930s café society, was offered Hollywood roles, and survived World War II hardships. Included are home movies by her devoted childhood friend. In English, German; English subtitles. 70 min.

5:00 Eightieth Academy-Nominated Documentary Shorts The Department of Film presents the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2007 nominees in the category of Best Documentary Short. Program details will be available online at www.moma.org after the nominations are announced.

(Nominations in the categories of Best Animated Short and Best Live Action Short will be shown at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International, 111 East 59 Street, on Saturday, February 16. Tickets are $5. Call (888) 778-7575 for screening times and to reserve tickets to the Lighthouse screenings.)

6:00 The End of the Neubacher Project. 2007. Austria/Netherlands. Directed by Marcus J. Carney. This epic home movie of the filmmaker’s Austrian Nazi family history explores their secrets and feelings of guilt and denial across three generations. The story shows the political and social pressures that affect personal lives. In German; English subtitles. 74 min.

Monday, February 18

6:30 Enemies of Happiness. 2006. Denmark/Afghanistan. Directed by Eva Mulvad, Anja Al- Erhayem. The film tracks the electoral campaign of Malalai Joya, a courageous young woman who ran successfully in the 2005 Afghanistan parliamentary elections on a platform that responded to the needs of the common citizen. This portrait of a woman’s isolation in Afghan government provides rare insight into the country’s life and politics. Presented in collaboration with Women Make Movies. In English, Farsi, Pasthu; English subtitles. 59 min.

8:00 Run Granny Run. 2007. USA. Directed by Marlo Poras. Doris Haddock, a gutsy 94-year-old woman, ran for a New Hampshire U.S. Senate seat in 2004 on a grassroots campaign that rejected special interests and aid from political action committees. This remarkable documentary portrays a woman who, having found her mission later in life, inspires others to participate in the electoral system. 76 min.

Tuesday, February 19

6:00 Shame. 2007. Pakistan. Directed by Mohammed Naqui. A tribal council in a remote village sentences a Pakistani woman to gang rape in retaliation for an alleged crime by her brother. Her courageous stand against the tribal council and the local police helps her to launch a legal and social revolution, and makes her an international human rights icon. In Urdu, Sariki; English subtitles. 96 min.

8:00 Forbidden Lies. 2007. Australia. Directed by Anne Broinowski. This exhaustive investigation of the truth behind Norma Khouri’s best-selling book Forbidden Love, which is based on a purportedly fake "honor killing" in Jordan, sheds light on wider issues of literary license, personal aggrandizement, and journalistic investigations. 108 min.

Wednesday, February 20

6:30 CELLuloid: Cell-Phone Documentaries. 2006-08. Pushing the boundaries of personal, political, and documentary art, these works arise from established artists experimenting with new technology as well as first-time creators inspired to document the world around them. The results are alternately comic, poignant, timely, and socially relevant. Titles include Dark Glass by Clio Barnard and Telepattes by Vivian Ostrovsky. 90 min. New York premieres. Followed by discussion with the artists.

Thursday, February 21

6:00 Mechkar: The Story of a Bulgarian Bear Owner. 2006. Sweden. Directed by Albin Biblom. The thousand-year-old Roma tradition of making a living off dancing bears is coming to an end. This film records Stefan Dimov Ivanov's final days with his bear—and companion— Stefka. In Swedish, Bulgarian; English subtitles. 29 min.

Balkan Rhapsodies: Encounters, Observations and Afterthoughts about Serbia and Kosovo. 2007. USA/Serbia/Kosovo. Directed by Jeff Silva. This episodic documentary poem interweaves a mosaic of encounters, observations, and reflections from Silva’s travels throughout war-torn Serbia and Kosovo in 1999, 2000, and 2005. 54 min. New York premiere. Followed by discussion with directors Biblom and Silva.

8:30 Tovarich: I Am Not Dead. 2007. Great Britain. Directed by Stuart Urban. The filmmaker tells the story of how his Polish father miraculously survived the Nazi massacre of his family, Gulag internment, and KGB prison through his charm and resourcefulness. 83 min. New York premiere.

Friday, February 22

6:00 Joan Churchill: Tribute to a Distinguished Director and Cinematographer Churchill’s stature rests jointly on her work as a cinematographer and a director. All her films reveal an unflinching vision of social concern. She constructs an intimacy with people ordinarily found only in dramatic films, this throwing the viewer into firsthand experience with a subjective camera style that actively participates in the story yet focuses on the people themselves. This experimental style resonates throughout Churchill’s directing and cinematography in films covering a wide range of topics including politics, music, comedy, journalism, the justice system, and the military.

Joan Churchill Compilation Reel (1970–2007). Selections include Gimme Shelter, Pumping Iron, Dixie Chicks: Shut Up & Sing, and works in progress. 58 min. Program approx. 90 min. Followed by discussion with Churchill.

8:15 Juvenile Liaison. 1975. Great Britain. Directed by Joan Churchill, Nick Broomfield. This devastating exposé of British police brutality in the treatment of misbehaving youth was banned from television by the British government. 101 min. Followed by discussion with Churchill.

Saturday, February 23

2:00 Punishment Park. 1971. USA. Directed by Peter Watkins. Cinematography by Joan Churchill. This political sci-fi thriller utilizes cinema verité to present a shocking drama of Vietnam War draft dissenters. 90 min. Followed by discussion with Churchill.

4:00 Soldier Girls. 1981. USA. Directed by Joan Churchill, Nick Broomfield. This action-packed documentary follows the basic training of a platoon of female recruits in the U.S. Army. They survive physical and psychological pummeling during training yet remain individual young women in their downtime. 87 min. Followed by discussion with Churchill.

6:00 Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer. 2003. Great Britain/USA. Directed by Joan Churchill, Nick Broomfield. Aileen Wuornos was a mentally disturbed highway prostitute who was executed in 2002 for killing seven men—the case of rough justice in Florida that inspired Patty Jenkins’s Monster (2003), starring Charlize Theron. 89 min. Followed by discussion with Churchill.

Sunday, February 24

2:00 Hairkutt. 2007. USA. Directed by Curtis Elliott. Three African Americans take their heroin-addicted friend to a remote cabin in Tennessee to go cold turkey in this gritty insider’s view of drug addiction. 77 min.

5:00 Checkpoint/Paso. 2007. Mexico/Germany. Directed by Julia Barco. This video symbolically juxtaposes the former border between East and West Berlin with the new fortification wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. 5 min.

Santiago. 2006. Brazil. Directed by João Moreira Salles. The filmmaker interviews his family’s remarkable Brazilian butler, a complex, cultured man adept in diplomatic missions and scholarly research. Screening in collaboration with Cinema Tropical and Tribeca Film Festival. In English, Portuguese; English subtitles. 80 min.

Wednesday, February 27

6:00 Prize of the Pole. 2006. Sweden/Denmark. Directed by Staffan Julen. This investigative documentary focuses on Robert E. Peary, a polar explorer sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, and the Eskimo boy he brought back with him. The film examines bizarre scientific history, institutional corruption, and cross-cultural confrontation. In English, Inuktituk; English subtitles. 75 min. Followed by discussion with Elaine Charnov, Director Margaret Mead Film Festival/Public Programs The American Museum of Natural History.

8:00 An Inconvenient Truth. USA. 2006. Directed by Davis Guggenheim. This Academy Award–winning documentary film about climate change features arguments presented by former United States Vice President Al Gore, who has long studied the effects of global warming on the environment. Gore’s persuasive presentation of this environmental concern as an urgent, moral issue catapulted the film into its position as the fourth-highest-grossing documentary to date in the United States. 94 min.

Thursday, February 28

6:30 Enemies of Happiness. See Monday, February 18, 6:30.

8:00 Run Granny Run. See Monday, February 18, 8:00. Followed by discussion with director Poras and NH gubernatorial candidate Haddock.

Friday, February 29

6:00 Shame. See Tuesday, February 19, 6:00.

8:00 Special Leap Year Film Screening. To celebrate Leap Year, please check www.moma.org to find the film selected from this year’s International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the largest documentary festival in the world.

Saturday, March 1

4:00 Prize of the Pole. See Wednesday, February 27, 6:00.

8:15 To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore. See Wednesday, February 13, 8:15.