Screen Peace Film Festival announces dates

The third annual Screen Peace Film Festival with ScreenPeace 2009 will again offer 35mm prints of famous and favorite major motion pictures on the big screen at 12:30pm at Little Art Theatre in Yellow Springs and again at 7:00pm at The Neon in downtown Dayton.

If you haven’t seen these motion pictures on the big screen, you
haven’t really seen them…

Sunday 04 October: CRY FREEDOM
The inspirational tale of the black activist, the white journalist and their historic struggle
for a peaceful end to apartheid.

Sunday 11 October: EMERALD FOREST
Based on a true story, when cultures collide and environmental degradation ensues, peace
is the first casualty in the majestic rain forest.

Sunday 18 October: DAVID AND FATIMA
REGIONAL PREMIERE: An Israeli boy and Palestinian girl risk everything for their
forbidden love in volatile present-day Jerusalem.

Sunday 25 October: TO END ALL WARS
The true story a Bridge on the River Kwai brutal POW camp, with an unexpected
message of forgiveness.

Sunday 01 November: HAIR
Broadway’s all singing, all dancing paean to the 1960’s vision of peace, love and joy.

Sunday 08 November: ScreenPeace Student Film/Video Contest winners
See how Miami Valley students— elementary, high school, and college— creatively
portray their own concepts of “peace.”

All revenues from ScreenPeace support our region’s celebrated 501(c)3 nonprofit Dayton International Peace Museum. Located in the historic Pollack House in downtown Dayton, the DIPM displays permanent and traveling exhibits, houses a library and research center, and includes both a Children’s Room and a Dayton Room. The museum delivers conflict resolution and peace education programs for public and private schools, and features special educational, artistic, environmental, relational, and spiritual events on the many ways to effect peace.

ScreenPeace is a true community endeavor. Though our costs continue to increase, we have held the price on advertising opportunities to permit everyone to continue to participate. Details are contained on the back of this letter; your support for this meaningful (and entertaining!) project is vital. You can help inspire a culture of peace by being an integral part of ScreenPeace 2009. Please visit www.ScreenPeace.org for further details.