Documentary Screening at Joslyn

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You are invited to the Omaha premiere of the documentary film "Breaking Down Barriers" and a panel discussion with select stories from "Renovating the Republic," written and produced by students from the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Germany and America have shared a unique relationship throughout history, as have Germany and Nebraska. For the past year, a group of UNL journalism students has closely examined this foreign country that, perhaps more than any other, helped shape the Cornhusker State.

Join us for the premiere of "Breaking Down Barriers," a new student-produced documentary film that examines the challenges faced by Hispanic immigrants in Nebraska and Turkish immigrants in Germany.

Following the film, join us for a panel discussion with select stories from "Renovating the Republic," a student-produced news magazine focusing on issues modern Germany is facing in a globalized world.

Friday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m.
Joslyn Art Museum's Abbott Lecture Hall (Omaha, Neb.) Omaha Premiere of "Breaking Down Barriers" and student-panel discussion of "Renovating the Republic."

*Free admission*.

Art after Dark

Art After Dark is Joslyn Art Museum's 75th anniversary outdoor cinema program. In collaboration with the Library of Congress (LOC) American Memory project, Art After Dark will celebrate more than a century of American movie making with movies and animated films that have been named by the LOC to the National Film Registry (NFR). The films in the NFR, 450 as of 2006, represent a stunning range of American filmmaking — including Hollywood features, documentaries, avant-garde and amateur productions, films of regional interest, ethnic, animated, and short film subjects — all deserving recognition, preservation, and access by future generations.

Starting at dusk (~8:00 p.m.), the movies will be screened in front of Joslyn Art Museum's east wall, Thursdays, September 6 through 27. Shorts from the LOC and/or NFR and the Roland Collection of Films and Videos on Art (Roland) and/or animated films, both classic and contemporary, from the prestigious National Film Board of Canada (NFBC) will be shown before the movies. Admission is free. (Not all animations, shorts, or features are appropriate for all ages.)

The Art After Dark schedule:

Dance with us Sept. 6 at Jazz on a Summer's Day

Come in costume Sept. 13 for The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Sing along Sept. 20 to The Sound of Music

See a classic Sept. 27 with The Treasure of the Sierra Madre