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2012 - 2013 Ethics Film Series

The Institute for Ethical Leadership and Social Responsibility sponsors a yearly Ethics Film Series which is designed to raise consciousness and stimulate discussion on a variety of moral issues.  Each film is followed by a discussion led by a faculty member or a special guest with a connection to the film.  

Please note: All films are screened at 7 PM in McShain Auditorium. Light refreshments are provided.


 

Monday, October 1 - Sun Come Up

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Sun Come Up is an OSCAR nominated film that follows the relocation of some of the world’s first environmental refugees, the Carteret Islanders.

*Post-film discussion moderated by Dr. John Ullrich, Assistant Professor of Biology, Rosemont College

Tuesday, November 13 - Margin Call

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Margin Call is an entangling thriller involving the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the of the 2008 financial crisis.

*Post-film discussion moderated by Kate O'Neil, CEO of Liberty Street Advisors.

Monday, February 18 - Dead Man Walking

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A convicted murderer on Death Row and the nun who befriends him. Through the portrayal of finely drawn characters and their interactions as the days, hours, and minutes tick down to the condemned man's execution, powerful emotions are unleashed.

*Post-film discussion moderated by Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ

 Monday, April 15 - Sometimes in April

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Sometimes in April is a movie that focuses on the story of two brothers who are caught in the horror of the genocide that occurred in Rwanda in April 1994.

*Post-film discussion moderated by Carl Wilkens, author of I'm Not Leaving.