Cinema Club

Cinema and English - film 4 - AFOL, A Blocumentary

On the topic of hobbies, Jess Gibson's 2010 documentary gives a fascinating insight into the weird and wonderful world of AFOL, the Adult Fans Of Lego community. With fond memories most people will remember playing with Lego as a child, but some individuals never lost their love for this unique toy; their passion staying with them into adulthood, some obsessively collecting, building and engineering incredibly intricate, mindblowingly complex creations. Watch the movie to discover the potential of Lego and perhaps you will feel inspired to dig out your old set and see what you can create!

Cinema and English - film 3 - KONY 2012

KONY 2012 became a phenomenon on the web last week, and as such I felt it appropriate to share with you. It is a thought provoking and powerful film that seeks to make Joseph Kony famous, to bring his atrocities to world wide attention and ultimately bring this terrible war criminal to justice. But is this a situation that can be brought under control by simply arresting the man at the top? Or does it go deep into the unstable social-political fabric of Africa? Is it naive to think that a movie can change the world or does this film demonstrate that by using the technology we have to our advantage, we really can make a difference? This film will continue to provoke debate for many weeks.

Links from youtube and the Invisible Children campaign:

To see real time reports on LRA activity in the D.R.Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan visit: http://www.lracrisistracker.com/

To learn more about Invisible Children's recovery efforts in the post-conflict regions of northern Uganda AND our work with communities currently affected in D.R.Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan visit: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/programs.html

To view our response to common critiques to the KONY 2012 film and campaign visit:
http://www.invisiblechildren.com/critiques.html

To see our worldwide youth mobilization initiatives:
http://www.invisiblechildren.com/movement.html

Learn More: http://kony2012.com
Donate to Invisible Children: https://stayclassy.org/checkout/set-donation?eid=14711

Cinema and English - film 2 - The Crush

THE CRUSH is an award winning short film written and directed by Michael Creagh; starring Olga Wehrly, Rory Keenan and Oran Craegh. It was nominated for an Oscar in 2011. In the film Ardal Travis, an 8 year old school boy, finds himself so infatuated with his teacher Miss Purdy, that he must challenge her obnoxious boyfriend to a dual, to the death.