Events By Quarter
Cup of Culture
In Football We Trust
MCC Theater
Telling a contemporary American story, this film transports viewers deep inside Salt Lake City, Utah’s tightly-knit and complex Polynesian community – one of the chief sources for the modern influx of Pacific Islander NFL players. Shot over a four-year time period with unprecedented access, the film intimately portrays four young Polynesian men who strive to overcome gang violence and near poverty to realize the promise of NFL football. (90 min, English, 2016)
Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnxzYQRBlyE
In Between the Seams: Mix’d Ingrdnts Dance Company
MCC Theater
In a world where the meaning of connection is rapidly changing and evolving, we explore the value and challenges of connection—with ourselves, our environments, and each other. Through a diverse mixture of movement and poetic prose, the all-female multi-genre, mixed-race dance company Mix'd Ingrdnts’ performance of In Between the Seams pushes boundaries and broadens understanding of the importance of human connection.
Watch their performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_qXCcgwAn8
Race Matters Series
Environmental Justice and Health Disparities: Passion, Partnerships, and Progress
MCC Lounge
Environmental health scientist and environmental justice advocate Sacoby Wilson will detail the fight to address environmental injustice in the form of environmental racism, environmental classism, and environmental slavery across the U.S. He will discuss his efforts to 'inpower' communities that have been differentially burdened by environmental hazards and his participation in community-university partnerships to address this injustice in Flint, Michigan, the Washington, DC region, and the Carolinas. Dr. Wilson is Assistant Professor of Applied Environmental Health at University of Maryland’s School of Public Health.
Cup of Culture
Kumu Hina
MCC Theater
Kumu Hina is a powerful film about the struggle to maintain Pacific Islander culture and values within the Westernized society of modern day Hawai?i. It is told through the lens of an extraordinary Native Hawaiian who is both a proud and confident m?h? (transgender woman) and an honored and respected kumu (teacher, cultural practitioner, and community leader). A Skype Q&A session with Hinaleimoona, the film’s main character, will follow the screening. (80 min, English, 2014)
Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDaAoYZUlUA
