International Lens Film Series
License to Operate
Tuesday, Feb. 23Presented by: Victor Anderson, Oberlin Theological School Chair, Professor of Ethics and Society; and Dale P. Andrews, Distinguished Professor of Homiletics and Social Justice.
USA (2015) Dir: James Lipetzky.
There is a growing distrust between members of the community and those who are meant to protect it. In Los Angeles, a group of former gang members have joined forces with community leaders and law enforcement on a mission to break the cycle of violence that they were once a part of creating. It is about how a few can change the direction of an entire city. English. 103 minutes. Unrated. Blu-Ray. Presented in collaboration with the Graduate Department of Religion.
The Whistleblower
Wednesday, Feb. 24Presented by: Students Against Modern Slavery.
Canada/Germany/USA (2010) Dir: Larysa Kondracki.
This ripped-from-the-headlines thriller was inspired by actual events involving police officer Kathryn Bolkovac. In 1999, she discovered a sex trafficking ring facilitated by private-contractor employer while serving as a United Nations Peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina and struggled to break up the ring. English. 112 minutes. Rated R. Blu-ray.