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Robert Self
Musicians who are mega-celebrities. Hyped-up presidential elections. Assassination attempts against famous figures. A seemingly endless war abroad. A public largely disaffected from politics. This might sound like a characterization of the United States  today, but these are features of Robert Altman’s 1975 film “Nashville,” which will be screened from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18,...
“abUSed” film poster
NIU’s Center for Latino and Latin American Studies and Dream Action NIU will screen the film “abUSed: The Postville Raid” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in Room 100 of the Visual Arts Building. A question-and-answer session with director Luis Argueta, the award-winning filmmaker behind “The Silence of Neto,” will follow via Skype. “abUSed” narrates...
Film poster for “Telling Amy’s Story”
“Telling Amy’s Story” is a film about Amy Homan-McGee, a 33-year-old mother of two and Verizon Wireless employee who was killed by her husband in 2001 when she decided to leave him after suffering years of abuse. Created by Penn State Public Broadcasting and aired on public television stations nationwide, “Telling Amy’s Story” has been...
NIU’s Women’s Studies is hosting a free public screening of the new, award-winning documentary “The Invisible War” from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium of the Holmes Student Center. Directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick, the groundbreaking investigative documentary reveals the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military....
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NIU’s first international Cambodia Studies Conference, scheduled from Thursday, Sept. 13, through Sunday, Sept. 16, tops a Center for Southeast Asian Studies calendar of special Southeast Asia-related events set to take place on campus throughout the 2012-13 academic year. The calendar lists conferences, exhibits, films, lectures, performances and several events organized around the center’s 50th...
Following through on promises made in the spring, the NIU Say It Out Loud campaign has announced fall programming that will promote mental health literacy in the NIU community and create safe space for dialogues about mental health issues. Among the offerings are a prepared Power Point presentation that can be used to facilitate discussions...
Cliff Alexis
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has nominated “Hammer on Steel,” a two-program documentary created by The University of Akron, for eight Emmy awards for the 2011 broadcast year. NIU’s Cliff Alexis, steel drum builder and tuner and co-director of the world-renowned NIU Steel Band, was nominated for Emmy Awards in two...
Movie poster for “Temple Grandin”
Finding the motivation to get to class can be difficult at times. Many individuals have experienced the desire to participate and learn in the comfort of their own living spaces. Some Northern Illinois University students are currently “living the dream,” because NIU now offers a number of classes that meet online either completely or at...
Film poster for “Boys and Men Healing”
The NIU Women’s Resource Center will host a screening and discussion of the 2010 documentary film, “Boys and Men Healing,” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, in the Illinois Room of the Holmes Student Center. “Boys and Men Healing” is an inspiring film about the impact the sexual abuse of boys has on both...
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The NIU Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy will present its second annual Environmental Film Festival at the historic Egyptian Theatre in downtown DeKalb. Doors open at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 26. The first film will screen at 4 p.m. This year’s theme, “Developing an Earth Ethic,” honors the legacy of...
Persepolis movie poster
In conjunction with the current Graphic Novel Exhibition Suite at the NIU Art Museum, four films and one discussion will be held at the Egyptian Theatre over the next few weeks. Each film was adapted from an original graphic novel or comic. Wednesday, April 11, 7 p.m. “Persepolis,” film and discussion led by Steven Torres-Roman...
Wilfredo Hernandez
The NIU Department of Communication is preparing to raise the curtain on its popular Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival at the Jameson Auditorium, located inside the university’s newly renovated Cole Hall. Free and open to the public, the 11th annual festival will feature student-film screenings from 9 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, and...
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