The Department of Film and
Electronic Arts is hosting a special film screening of “The Seventh Fire" followed
by a Q&A with the director. This event is part of a series focusing on
documentary storytelling and issues of representation. Please encourage your
students to join us.
This event is free and
open to the public.
WHEN: Thursday, March 23, 2017 - 6:45-9:30pm
WHERE: Lecture Hall 151 (LH-151)
FILM SUMMARY: When gang leader Rob Brown is sentenced to prison
for a fifth time, he must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture
into his beloved American Indian community in northern Minnesota. As Rob
reckons with his past, his seventeen-year-old protégé, Kevin, dreams of the
future: becoming the most powerful and feared Native gangster on the
reservation.
URL: http://www.theseventhfire.com/