Ethics at the Movies

Ethics at the Movies is our documentary screening series, featuring in-person post-film conversations with members of creative team. Ethics at the Movies has screened over 40 films and brought such distinguished guest artists as Peabody Award winning filmmaker Judith Helfand; photographer and filmmaker Ansley West; Regina Kelly, the inspiration behind the film American Violet; and Foreign Press Association Journalist of the Year Award and Peabody Award winner Saeed Kamali Dehghan, among others.

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Films

Bulls & Saints

Wednesday, October 2 at 7:00 pm in Candler Theology (Room 252). After 20 years of living in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home. Little do they know, it will be the most difficult journey of their lives. Set between the backdrop of the rodeo rings of North Carolina and the spellbinding Mexican hometown they long for, Bulls and Saints is a love story of reverse migration, rebellion, and redemption.

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LIFT

Thursday, October 24 at 7:00 pm in White Hall 207 (301 Dowman Dr. Atlanta, GA 30322). Filmed over ten years, LIFT shines a spotlight on the invisible story of homelessness in America through the eyes of a group of young homeless and home-insecure ballet dancers in New York City.

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Family Tree

Thursday, November 14 at 7:00 pm in White Hall 207 (301 Dowman Dr. Atlanta, GA 30322). Family Tree explores sustainable forestry in North Carolina through the stories of two Black families fighting to preserve their land and legacy.

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Home is a Hotel

Thursday, February 13 at 7:00 pm in White Hall 207 (301 Dowman Dr. Atlanta, GA 30322). Across America, cities are struggling with homelessness and housing affordability. How does one decades old solution – cramped Single Room Occupancy units – impact the lives of those who live in them?

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This World Is Not My Own

Thursday, March 27 at 7:00 pm in White Hall 207 (301 Dowman Dr. Atlanta, GA 30322). Chewing-gum sculptures, a wealthy gallerist, a firebrand wrestler, a notorious murder case and the segregated south – it’s all part of Nellie Mae Rowe’s boundless universe.

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North Putnam

Thursday, April 10 at 7:00 pm in White Hall 207 (301 Dowman Dr. Atlanta, GA 30322). North Putnam depicts a year in the life of a rural Indiana school district and the community it serves.

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