Multicultural/Valuing Events

The Human Race Machine Jan. 28-Feb. 1

8 a.m. Jan. 28, 2013
SSB Lounge

To kick off SCC's celebration of Black History Month, The Human Race Machine will be on campus Monday-Friday, Jan. 28-Feb. 1.

What is The Human Race Machine? It is like a photo booth. The Human Race Machine captures an image of your face and then morphs your face into several racial/ethnic categories. You will have the opportunity to email the images of your morphed face to yourself.

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Race — The Power of Illusion: The Difference Between Us

10 a.m. Jan. 28, 2013
SSB Auditorium

The Difference Between Us is the first episode in the documentary film series RACE – The Power of an Illusion. According to PBS, "this episode shows that despite what we've always believed, the world's peoples simply don't come bundled into distinct biological groups."

Following the film, Vicky Herbel, SCC associate professor of sociology. will lead a discussion about race.

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Race — The Power of Illusion: The Story We Tell

11:30 a.m. Jan. 29, 2013
SSB Auditorium

The Story We Tell is the second episode in the documentary film series RACE – The Power of an Illusion. According to PBS, "this episode traces the origins of the racial idea to the European conquest of the New World and to the American slave system – the first ever where all the slaves shared similar physical traits and a common ancestry."

A discussion about race will follow the film.

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Race — The Power of Illusion: The House We Live In

1 p.m. Jan. 30, 2013
SSB Auditorium

The House We Live In is the third episode in the documentary film series RACE – The Power of an Illusion. PBS asks "if race doesn't exist biologically, what is it? And why should it matter? This final episode focuses not on individual attitudes and behavior but on the ways our institutions and policies advantage some groups at the expense of others."

Following the film, there will be a discussion about race led by Vicky Herbel, SCC associate professor of sociology.

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"A Lot Like You" Film

Noon Feb. 4, 2013
SC Private Dining Room

(NR)

A first-generation American goes in search of her identity and discovers that the cycle of gender violence she’s been working hard to break in the U.S. is part of her history and culture on another continent. A Lot Like You raises questions about the cultures we inherit and what we choose to pass down, and reveals how bearing witness can break silences that have lasted lifetimes.

This film is free, open to the public, and sponsored by the Multicultural Programming Committee.

Learn more about "A Lot Like You" at IMDb.com.

NOTE: The showing has been moved to the Private Dining Room in the Student Center.

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Eli Kimaro, Filmmaker: Interracial Relationships

7 p.m. Feb. 5, 2013
SSB Auditorium

Seattle-based filmmaker Eliaichi “Ellie” Kimaro is a mixed-race, first-generation American with a Tanzanian father and Korean mother. When Ellie was older and in an interracial relationship of her own, she wanted to better understand this world her father had left behind when he was 18. So when Dr. Kimaro moved back to Tanzania for good, Ellie followed him to make a film about this culture she would one day pass down to her kids.

This Black History Month event is free, open to the public, and sponsored by the Multicultural Programming Committee.

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"Born Into Brothels," Projections Film Series

7 p.m. Feb. 26, 2013
SSB Auditorium

This event is free and open to the public. Free popcorn will be provided by the International Club, and beverages will be available for purchase.

Hosted by Bill Kristen, associate professor of sociology and Dr. Vi Rajagopalan, associate professor of psychology. Co-sponsored by the Global Education and Multicultural Programming Committee.

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"Mystic Iran: The Unseen World" Film

Noon March 4, 2013
SSB Auditorium

(PG)

"Mystic Iran: The Unseen World" is a modern woman’s mystical journey deep into the heart of her native country Iran in search of spiritual rites and rituals hidden for centuries. Despite risking confiscation of filming equipment and traffickers at the border of Iraq, documentary filmmaker Aryana Farshad gained access to underground locations and religious ceremonies that have never been captured on film.

This Women's History Month event is free, open to the public, and sponsored by the Multicultural Programming Committee.

Learn more about "Mystic Iran: The Unseen World" at IMDb.com.

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Aryana Farshad, "Mystic Iran: The Unseen World" Documentary Filmmaker

7 p.m. March 5, 2013
SSB Auditorium

Aryana Farshad is a Persian-born filmmaker. She started work as a documentary editor in France, continuing in Iran, where she received the ABU Award for editing "The Emigrant Birds" and worked with award-winning Iranian and European filmmakers, including the two time Oscar winner French director, Albert Lamorisse.

In 1978, Aryana moved to the United States and continued film studies at U.S.C. She joined the Editors Guild of America and worked in post-production at major studios, including MGM and Columbia Pictures, while developing her own projects.

This Women's History Month event is free, open to the public, and sponsored by the Multicultural Programming Committee.

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"Finding Face" Film

Noon April 9, 2013
SSB Auditorium

(NR)

"Finding Face" details the controversial case of Tat Marina, who was attacked with acid in Cambodia in 1999. The film contextualizes acid violence in Cambodia as both a human rights violation and a gender-based form of violence. In it, human rights workers and survivors of acid attacks discuss the many challenges faced by victims, as well as what they see as a culture of impunity surrounding violence against women.

This film is free, open to the public, and sponsored by the Multicultural Programming Committee.

Learn more about "Finding Face" at IMDb.com.

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Skye Fitzgerald, "Finding Face" Documentary Filmmaker

7 p.m. April 10, 2013
SSB Auditorium

Producer Skye Fitzgerald has journeyed to scores of developing nations to establish an extensive experience working in non-traditional environments as a director of photography and producer of television and film.

His production company, SpinFilm specializes in challenging, worldwide subject matter. As a producer concerned with an increasingly globalized and connected world, Skye seeks to create thoughtful, probing projects addressing burgeoning social issues afflicting developing nations.

This Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month event is free, open to the public, and sponsored by the Multicultural Programming Committee.

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