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Cracking the Codes: A Trip to the Grocery Store

August 24, 2013

In this clip from the film Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity, author and educator Joy DeGruy shares how her sister-in-law uses her white privilege to stand up to systemic racial inequity. For more information on this film, go to www.crackingthecodes.org

The Act of Killing -- Movie Trailer

August 16, 2013

Documentary film director Joshua Oppenheimer challenges some of the death squad leaders of the Indonesian massacres of 1965 to reenact the real life mass killings in the style of the American movies they love. In theaters now.

Movie: Fruitvale Station

July 12, 2013

Fruitvale Station follows the true story of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, from the morning of December 31, 2008. His life takes a tragic turn when BART officers shoot him in cold blood at the Fruitvale subway stop on New Year's Day. (Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival). Opens today at select theaters. For more, see official film page.

Movie: Commie Camp

July 5, 2013

After the right wing media attack her beloved summer camp, claiming it brainwashes young campers with subversive, treasonous leftist ideology, comedian and filmmaker Katie Halper investigates whether the camp she attended is a hotbed of extremism. More info.