UA Student Films on International Justice to Debut at Screening

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility and the department of telecommunication and film at The University of Alabama will host the third annual International Documenting Justice film screening on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.

The screening is the culmination of the International Documenting Justice course in which students devote two on-campus semesters and a study-abroad term to telling stories of international justice and injustice through film. The screening will feature two short documentaries filmed by undergraduate students in Italy and Morocco.

“Developing a sense of empathy and compassion requires the ability to imagine what others see, feel and experience,” said Stephen Black, CESR director. “A central focus of CESR, therefore, is the development of courses such as International Documenting Justice in which students learn the personal stories of people outside their immediate sphere and begin to explore the ever-expanding dimensions of cultural and social experience.”

Admission for the event is free and open to the public.

For more information about International Documenting Justice, contact the UA Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility at 205/348-6490 or cesr@ua.edu.