BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:99@jewishlifect.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220206T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220206T120000 DTSTAMP:20220202T115550Z URL:https://jewishlifect.org/events/coalition-speaker-series-marc-lapadula -presenting-cinema-with-a-cause-jewish-filmmakers-and-the-call-for-social- justice-in-america/ SUMMARY:Coalition Speaker Series: Marc Lapadula presenting "CINEMA WITH A C AUSE: Jewish Filmmakers and the Call for Social Justice in America" DESCRIPTION:Marc Lapadula's presentation will include movies  \;such as "You Only Live Once\," "The French Connection" and "The New Centurions" t hat are among the many memorable films we've seen from Jewish directors ov er the years. These works display the director's willingness to weave powe rful social themes into compelling narratives.  \;He will highlight th e contributions of filmmakers such as Sidney Lumet\, Arthur Penn\, Stanley Kubrick and Mike Nichols who have brought to their work a profound awaren ess of issues such as racial discrimination\, human degradation\, religiou s intolerance and social exploitation\, stirring the consciences of their viewers to advocate for social change.\n\nMr. Lapadula\, playwright and sc reenwriter\, is an award-winning producer and a Senior Lecturer at Yale Un iversity where\, since 1992\, he has taught screenwriting seminars.  \ ;He has been a consultant for film producers and studios and many of his w orks for stage and screen have been produced in New York and around the wo rld.  \;He conducted the screenwriting series at the Smithsonian Insti tution\, and has taught at Johns Hopkins University\, Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.\n\nJoin us!\n\nWith gratitude to our g enerous sponsors\, Gloria and Marty Greenstein.\n\n \;\n\n[gravityform id="3" title="true" description="true"]\n\n \; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR