Film: Taking Root
Taking Root Prescribed at Pandora’s Box
Can one person make a difference? One woman? On Wednesday, November 18, Pandora’s Box will close its fall series with, Taking Root, the inspiring story of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai. Her simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to protect the environment, human rights, and Kenyan democracy. Math professor Kimber Gross will introduce the film and lead discussions along with Steve Rota, Sr. H/S Technician, and Jordan Carswell, Instructional Technology.
Registration for this free continuing education class is available right before the class starts at 12:30 p.m. in the Katy Cyber Lounge at 1550 Foxlake Drive, 77084. For more information please call 713-718-5750, contact michael.ronan@hccs.edu
Speaker: Marcela Gaviria
Frontline Producer at Pandora’s Box
Tuesday November 17th at 12:30pm Katy CyberLounge
Podcast:
Award winning filmmaker, Marcela Gaviria has produced 15 documentaries for PBS Frontline, including five films on post war Iraq and two on the current war in Afghanistan. The latest, Obama’s War, aired October 13. On Tuesday, November 17, she will speak at Pandora’s Box and discuss and show segments of her films.
A native of Colombia, she graduated from Brown University and field-produced documentaries from Latin America for PBS and the BBC before joining RAINmedia in New York. Other films in clude The Madoff Affiar, Medicating Kids, The Storm (About Katrina and New Orleans for which she won an Emmy in 2005), and the four-hour series Drug Wars. Librarian Cindy Belmar will introduce the speaker.
For more information:
Registration for this free continuing education class is available right before the class starts at 12:30 p.m. in the Katy Cyber Lounge at 1550 Foxlake Drive, 77084. For more information please call 713-718-5750, contact michael.ronan@hccs.edu
Film: Obama’s War
Welcome to Obama’s War
Wednesday, November 11 at 12:30pm Katy Campus CyberLounge
On Wednesday, November 11, Pandora’s Box presents Obama’s War, a documentary that takes an in-depth look at President Obama’s grand attempt to combat terrorism at its roots. The wisdom of the counter insurgency strategy developed by General McChrystal for Afghanistan, nation building, drone warfare, and the dilemma of Pakistan are explored. The producer of the film, Marcela Gaviria, will speak this coming Tuesday, November 17. History professor Jim Thomas will introduce the film and lead discussions.
The film was first broadcast on PBS Frontline on October 13, 2009.
For more information:
Registration for this free continuing education class is available right before the class starts at 12:30 p.m. in the Katy Cyber Lounge at 1550 Foxlake Drive, 77084. For more information please call 713-718-5750, contact michael.ronan@hccs.edu
Film: Killer at Large
Tuesday November 10th at 12:30pm Katy Campus Cyber Lounge
Fat and happy, right?
On Tuesday, November 10, Pandora’s Box presents the documentary Killer at Large, which examines America’s obesity problem, one that has grown from a public health issue to a national calamity. Studies show deaths due to being overweight exceed 100,000 per year at a cost to taxpayers of $117 billion annually. Director of Technology & Institutional Computing Tom Haymes will introduce the film and lead discussions.
Registration for this free continuing education class is available right before the class starts at 12:30 p.m. in the Katy Cyber Lounge at 1550 Foxlake Drive, 77084. For more information please call 713-718-5750, contact michael.ronan@hccs.edu