For Immediate Release
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Contact: Deborah Tudor, Associate Dean, SIU College of Mass Communications and Media Arts, (618) 453-4308, dtudor@siu.edu
Free Community Film Screening This Saturday, March 29
SIU College of Mass Communication & Media Arts, WSIU to Present "The Trials of Muhammad Ali"
Carbondale, Ill. -- SIU Carbondale's College of Mass Communications and Media Arts (MCMA), WSIU Public Broadcasting, and the Carbondale Public Library continue Community Cinema this month with a free screening and discussion of the film The Trials of Muhammad Ali on Saturday, March 29 at 2:30pm at the library, 405 West Main in Carbondale.
Dr. Novotny Lawrence, an Associate Professor in SIU's Department of Radio, TV & Digital Media, and John Holmes, a retired member of the Prison & Family Ministry of Lutheran Services of Illinois, will lead a discussion after the film. Refreshments will be provided.
The Trials of Muhammad Ali is a feature-length documentary film covering Ali's toughest bout, his battle to overturn the five-year prison sentence he received for refusing U.S. military service. The film zeroes in on the years 1967 to 1970, when Ali lived in exile within the U.S., stripped of his heavyweight belt and banned from boxing, sacrificing fame and fortune on principle. The fury he faced from an American public, enraged by his opposition to the Vietnam War and unwilling to accept his conversion to Islam, has global implications for generations now coming of age amidst contemporary fissures involving freedom, faith, and military conflict.
Additional details about the film are available at http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/trials-of-muhammad-ali.
The remaining schedule is as follows: Medora(April 26) and The New Black (May 31). Each screening will feature a facilitator and guest speakers who will participate in a discussion with the audience about the topics raised in the films.
Community Cinema is a groundbreaking civic engagement initiative from the Independent Television Service (ITVS) that brings to light unforgettable stories about unique individuals, underrepresented communities, or pivotal moments in history. The film screenings and discussions are designed to bring together leading organizations, community members, and public television stations to discuss and get involved in key social issues of our time.
For more information about WSIU's Community Cinema screenings, contact Associate Dean of the SIU College of Mass Communications and Media Arts, Deborah Tudor, at (618) 453-4308 or dtudor@siu.edu. Visit our local Community Cinema website at http://bit.ly/WSIUfilm.
Community Cinema is a service of Independent Television Services (ITVS) and is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
About WSIU Public Broadcasting
WSIU Public Broadcasting is licensed to the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University and is an integral part of the College of Mass Communication & Media Arts on the Carbondale campus. The WSIU stations reach more than three million people across five states and beyond through three digital public television channels, three public radio stations, a radio information service, a website, and an education and community outreach department.
WSIU's mission is to improve the quality of life of the people they serve. The WSIU stations partner with other community organizations to promote positive change and to support the academic and public service missions of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Learn more and get the latest station news online at wsiu.org and on WSIU's Facebook and Twitter pages.
WSIU's programs and services are partially funded by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
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