FILMTALKS!

The Shemanski Trust FILMTalks! Program is the American Jewish Committee's groundbreaking day-long cultural-diversity and tolerance-training program free annually to 250 students from over 20 regional public and private high schools. FILMTalks uses the magical medium of film as a launching point for fostering respect and understanding among high school students from various backgrounds, races, cultures and religions. FILMTalks promotes dialogue and action on the crucial issues of respecting diversity and reducing prejudice. Breakout sessions are led by trained facilitators. Films in year's past include: Divided We Fall, Hotel Rwanda, No Man's Land, Power of One and Rabbit-Proof Fence, and Tsosti.

Shemanski Trust FILMTalks! Program 2008

FILM:

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, 2005 Nominee for Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

DATE:

Friday, May 2, 2008

LOCATION:

Museum of History & Industry 2700 24th Avenue East, Seattle (ample, free parking)

INFO or RSVP:

If you are a teacher, school counselor or official and you would like to learn more about FILMTalks or RSVP for up to 20 students from your school for the 2008 program, please contact us at American Jewish Committee: seattle@ajc.org or 206.622.6315 ext 3

FILM Synopsis

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days This is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine, brought to life in the thrilling multi-award winning drama of a young coed-turned-fearless activist in the last six days of her life. It is a heart-stopping journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence. By showing this film on Holocaust Remembrance Day we expect powerful discussions to ensue. Official film website: Sophie Scholl Movie.com.

FILMTalks! Volunteer Committee

Kenan Block
Marilyn Meyer
Pip Meyerson
Philip Nurick
Mindy Stern

AJC/SJFF thank The Alfred and Tillie Shemanski Trust and Bank of America for their generous and continued support of FILMTalks!